Niagara Leader

Of the 9,077 students in Niagara County who took the 2021-22 Mathematics test, 20.4% met expectations and 11.3% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 31.7% of the students met or exceeded expections in Niagara County, a decrease of 0.7% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Errick Road Elementary School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 67% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Tuscarora Elementary School, Niagara Street School, Lewiston Porter Middle School, Drake School, and Aaron Mossell Junior High School students fared the worst, with 0% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 38% 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
Errick Road Elementary School	35%	32%	480
Primary Education Center	53%	7%	372
Intermediate Education Center	33%	26%	383
West Street Elementary School	31%	27%	370
Regan Intermediate School	35%	23%	686
Edward Town Middle School	29%	25%	754
Newfane Elementary School	32%	21%	421
George Southard Elementary School	29%	21%	371
Starpoint Middle School	29%	18%	686
Pratt Elementary School	23%	23%	353
Lasalle Preparatory School	33%	13%	540
Spruce School	28%	17%	318
Wilson Elementary School	32%	12%	452
Roy Kelley Elementary School	28%	14%	423
Ohio Elementary School	28%	9%	360
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	22%	14%	495
North Tonawanda Intermediate School	27%	9%	689
Colonial Village Elementary School	23%	13%	381
Geraldine J. Mann School	22%	11%	460
Charles A. Upson Elementary School	19%	14%	407
Anna Merritt Elementary School	28%	4%	292
Newfane Middle School	21%	10%	367
Emmet Belknap Intermediate School	15%	13%	640
Wilson Middle/High School	18%	9%	542
Royalton-Hartland Middle School	20%	6%	348
North Tonawanda Middle School	17%	9%	471
Barker Junior/Senior High School	15%	9%	318
Seventy Ninth Street School	16%	6%	389
Maple Avenue School	16%	3%	395
Cataract Elementary School	14%	3%	495
Gaskill Preparatory School	12%	2%	543
Harry F. Abate Elementary School	10%	3%	745
Hyde Park School	10%	1%	512
Tuscarora Elementary School	0%	0%	100
Niagara Street School	0%	0%	479
Lewiston Porter Middle School	0%	0%	457
Drake School	0%	0%	251
Aaron Mossell Junior High School	0%	0%	708