Niagara Leader

Of the 9,289 students in Niagara County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 26.1% met expectations and 13.3% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 39.400000000000006% of the students met or exceeded expections in Niagara County, a decrease of 8.4% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Starpoint Middle School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 71% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Tuscarora Elementary School, Niagara Street School, and Drake School students fared the worst, with 0% 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
Starpoint Middle School	35%	36%	686
Errick Road Elementary School	37%	22%	480
Lewiston Porter Middle School	26%	32%	457
Intermediate Education Center	37%	21%	383
Ohio Elementary School	56%	0%	360
Edward Town Middle School	28%	27%	754
Primary Education Center	54%	0%	372
Wilson Elementary School	38%	12%	452
Regan Intermediate School	37%	12%	686
West Street Elementary School	39%	9%	370
Spruce School	45%	0%	318
Barker Junior/Senior High School	34%	11%	318
North Tonawanda Middle School	24%	20%	471
Newfane Elementary School	33%	11%	421
Pratt Elementary School	29%	13%	353
Geraldine J. Mann School	26%	16%	460
George Southard Elementary School	35%	6%	371
Newfane Middle School	24%	16%	367
Emmet Belknap Intermediate School	21%	19%	640
Royalton-Hartland Middle School	26%	13%	348
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	35%	3%	495
North Tonawanda Intermediate School	23%	15%	689
Aaron Mossell Junior High School	24%	13%	708
Lasalle Preparatory School	28%	8%	540
Roy Kelley Elementary School	28%	7%	423
Wilson Middle/High School	20%	11%	542
Charles A. Upson Elementary School	27%	4%	407
Colonial Village Elementary School	22%	8%	381
Maple Avenue School	19%	9%	395
Seventy Ninth Street School	18%	7%	389
Gaskill Preparatory School	21%	4%	543
Anna Merritt Elementary School	20%	2%	292
Hyde Park School	17%	4%	512
Harry F. Abate Elementary School	14%	5%	745
Cataract Elementary School	12%	6%	495
Tuscarora Elementary School	0%	0%	100
Niagara Street School	0%	0%	479
Drake School	0%	0%	251