Monroe NY News

Of the 2,084 students in Orleans County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 27.5% met expectations and 13.3% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 40.8% of the students met or exceeded expections in Orleans County, a decrease of 6.9% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, L. A. Webber Middle-High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 62% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Holley Junior Senior High School students fared the worst, with only 29% 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
L. A. Webber Middle-High School	31%	31%	250
Kendall Elementary School	33%	26%	357
Kendall Junior-Senior High School	39%	16%	339
Lyndonville Elementary School	32%	17%	369
Holley Elementary School	31%	13%	548
Medina Junior-Senior High School	33%	8%	637
Carl I. Bergerson Middle School	23%	16%	386
Clifford Wise Intermediate School	23%	12%	367
Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School	25%	5%	835
Holley Junior Senior High School	21%	8%	418