Finger Lakes Today

Of the 5,343 students in Tompkins County who took the 2021-22 Mathematics test, 21.3% met expectations and 12.2% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 33.5% of the students met or exceeded expections in Tompkins County, a decrease of 6.4% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Freeville Elementary School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 82% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, George Junior Republic School, Dewitt Middle School, and Boynton Middle School students fared the worst, with 0% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 40% of students who met or exceeded expectations.

A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence found that outcomes for different racial and gender groups had improved since 2013. However, despite the improvements, significant gaps still persist, particularly among Black and Hispanic students.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
Freeville Elementary School	18%	64%	72
Northeast School	27%	51%	382
Freeville Elementary School	50%	20%	72
Dewitt Middle School	35%	26%	472
Lehman Alternative Community School	43%	17%	280
Raymond C. Buckley Elementary School	37%	22%	423
Cayuga Heights Elementary School	24%	32%	324
Trumansburg Elementary School	37%	15%	379
South Hill School	37%	13%	392
Groton Elementary School	24%	26%	390
Belle Sherman School	30%	14%	300
Caroline Elementary School	30%	13%	276
Belle Sherman School	38%	5%	300
Russell I. Doig Middle School	26%	16%	301
Dryden Elementary School	24%	14%	484
Groton Junior/Senior High School	26%	11%	410
Russell I. Doig Middle School	22%	13%	301
Lansing Middle School	25%	10%	351
Fall Creek Elementary School	29%	6%	216
Cassavant Elementary School	20%	13%	81
Newfield Middle School	22%	7%	171
Dryden Middle School	20%	9%	283
Fall Creek Elementary School	14%	12%	216
Beverly J. Martin Elementary School	17%	9%	275
Dryden Middle School	17%	7%	283
Lehman Alternative Community School	18%	5%	280
Newfield Middle School	14%	4%	171
Beverly J. Martin Elementary School	14%	4%	275
Newfield Elementary School	12%	3%	335
Newfield Elementary School	13%	1%	335
Enfield School	8%	0%	155
Enfield School	6%	0%	155
George Junior Republic School	0%	0%	126
Dewitt Middle School	0%	0%	472
Boynton Middle School	0%	0%	534