Finger Lakes Today

Of the 5,534 students in Ontario County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 28.6% met expectations and 13.3% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 41.900000000000006% of the students met or exceeded expections in Ontario County, a decrease of 10.6% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Victor Junior High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 66% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, North Street Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 20% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 47% 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
Victor Junior High School	41%	25%	638
Canandaigua Middle School	34%	21%	725
Bloomfield Middle School	36%	19%	183
Naples Elementary School	30%	21%	332
Bloomfield Elementary School	37%	13%	337
Victor Intermediate School	28%	19%	923
Naples High School	32%	13%	292
Victor Primary School	44%	0%	711
Marcus Whitman Middle School	28%	16%	262
Red Jacket Middle School	30%	11%	181
Red Jacket Elementary School	33%	6%	333
Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School	29%	10%	1,495
Honeoye Middle/High School	28%	7%	310
Honeoye Elementary School	26%	5%	228
Geneva Middle School	17%	11%	443
Midlakes Elementary School	19%	7%	773
Gorham Elementary School	21%	4%	250
North Street Elementary School	15%	5%	641