Of the 2,092 students in Orleans County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 27.9% met expectations and 8.9% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.
In total, 36.8% of Orleans County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 4% decline from the previous school year’s results.
Within the county, Kendall Junior-Senior High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 63% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 26% 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.
| School | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Junior-Senior High School | 47% | 16% | 325 |
| Kendall Elementary School | 37% | 17% | 355 |
| L. A. Webber Middle-High School | 39% | 14% | 235 |
| Lyndonville Elementary School | 36% | 11% | 358 |
| Holley Elementary School | 32% | 13% | 543 |
| Holley Junior Senior High School | 31% | 9% | 423 |
| Medina Junior-Senior High School | 27% | 10% | 614 |
| Clifford Wise Intermediate School | 21% | 7% | 395 |
| Carl I. Bergerson Middle School | 22% | 5% | 402 |
| Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School | 22% | 4% | 821 |
