Finger Lakes Today

Of the 2,539 students in Livingston County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 26.6% met expectations and 13.4% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 40.0% of the students met or exceeded expections in Livingston County, a decrease of 9.9% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Caledonia-Mumford Middle School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 59% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Dalton-Nunda Primary School students fared the worst, with only 18% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 49% 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
Caledonia-Mumford Middle School	26%	33%	179
York Middle/High School	36%	19%	381
Geneseo Middle School High School	24%	27%	474
Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School	34%	16%	384
Avon Middle School	32%	18%	294
Dalton-Nunda Secondary School	33%	12%	279
Mount Morris Middle/Senior High School	35%	9%	228
Geneseo Elementary School	32%	11%	357
Dansville High School	28%	14%	624
Livonia Elementary School	32%	9%	658
York Central Elementary School	31%	4%	287
Ellis B. Hyde Elementary School	18%	9%	346
Mount Morris Elementary School	16%	8%	330
Avon Primary School	19%	5%	313
Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School	15%	7%	128
Dalton-Nunda Primary School	18%	0%	199