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Did Schuyler County students succeed or flounder in their 2022-23 school year English Language Arts tests?

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New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | nysed.gov

New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | nysed.gov

Of the 786 students in Schuyler County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 28% met expectations and 6.2% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 34.2% of Schuyler County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 6.3% decline from the previous school year's results.

Within the county, Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 46% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Watkins Glen Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 25% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 48% of students who met or exceeded expectations.

A recent study by Scholaroo ranked New York's education system among the best in the U.S., and place it as the second best in terms of school quality.

Currently, the state has the highest per-pupil spending in the nation at $33,440, or a total of $84.7 billion annually.

Schuyler County County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 3 Years
0%25%50%75%100%202320222021MathELA
Schuyler County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts
SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total Enrollment
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School39%7%293
Watkins Glen Central High School34%11%432
Bradford Central School30%10%261
Howard A. Hanlon Elementary School25%5%233
Watkins Glen Elementary School22%3%468

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