West Utica Elementary School was named after the area it has been serving since it opened in 1958. Nearly 600 kindergarten through sixth grade students attend the school. There are also programs for preschool and nursery age children.
The school prides itself in its use of technology and a completely updated media center.
West Utica is a Michigan Blue Ribbon school, which the state uses to identify outstanding public schools.
Nearly 800 students attend pre-school through eight grade at St. Lawrence School. Originally, when the school was built in 1931, Sisters of St. Dominic - Adrian, taught clsses. But by the 1970s, lay teachers began replacing religious teachers. The school's curriculum focuses on word, sacrament and service.
Monfort Elementary School can be found at the end of a quaint tree-lined road inside a Shelby Township neighborhood. The school serves nearly 750 kindergarten through sixth grade students and has been recognized at the state and national level for its academic excellence. Monfort has participated in several pilot programs for children with special needs. Core, which is a program for autistic children, was first launched at Monfort Elementary School.
Chrissman Elementary School is nestled inside of a tree-lined subdivision off 24 Mile Road. The school is home to the mighty Cougars and serves nearly 650 kindergarten through sixth grade students. It is a Michigan Blue Ribbon School that strives for academic excellence. Parents and students are actively involved in extra curricular and academic programs.
More than 50 percent of Flickinger Elementary School students can walk to the school, which is in a quaint Utica neighboorhood. The school, which opened in 1967 with twelve classrooms, has grown to include another fourteen classrooms, a gymnasium, research/media center, and includeds a recently completed addition of a suite of rooms dedicated to science, art, and music instruction. The school was founded by Walter Flickinger, a local businessman, who had served on the UCS Board of Education for 21 years at the time of the building's dedication.