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Niagara County: How many students met or exceeded expectations in the English Language Arts test in 2022-23 school year?

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New York State Education Department Board of Regents Member Roger Tilles | sayvilleschools.org

New York State Education Department Board of Regents Member Roger Tilles | sayvilleschools.org

Of the 8,916 students in Niagara County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 28% met expectations and 9.8% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 37.8% of Niagara County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 1.7% decline from the previous school year's results.

Within the county, Starpoint Middle School and Errick Road Elementary School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 64% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Niagara Street School students fared the worst, with 0% 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.

Niagara County County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 3 Years
0%25%50%75%100%202320222021MathELA
Niagara County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts
SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total Enrollment
Starpoint Middle School40%24%698
Errick Road Elementary School41%23%480
Intermediate Education Center43%16%378
Edward Town Middle School36%20%736
Roy Kelley Elementary School43%12%432
George Southard Elementary School33%15%379
Newfane Elementary School32%16%450
West Street Elementary School35%11%362
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School34%12%478
North Tonawanda Middle School31%15%447
Wilson Elementary School34%10%466
Royalton-Hartland Middle School31%13%330
Lewiston Porter Middle School33%11%453
Aaron Mossell Junior High School32%11%648
Barker Junior/Senior High School33%9%291
Regan Intermediate School34%8%679
Wilson Middle/High School29%11%514
Newfane Middle School29%11%343
Geraldine J. Mann School29%9%425
Lasalle Preparatory School29%9%502
North Tonawanda Intermediate School30%7%720
Pratt Elementary School28%5%351
Ohio Elementary School27%5%371
Emmet Belknap Intermediate School22%10%579
Colonial Village Elementary School26%4%380
Charles A. Upson Elementary School22%8%416
Spruce School25%4%313
Anna Merritt Elementary School19%5%314
Tuscarora Elementary School23%0%91
Gaskill Preparatory School18%3%500
Seventy Ninth Street School16%4%404
Maple Avenue School15%4%397
Harry F. Abate Elementary School15%4%696
Hyde Park School13%3%505
Cataract Elementary School11%2%531
Niagara Street School0%0%404

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