In the 2023-24 school year, 36.1% of the students in Cortland County were considered proficient in English Language Arts, a 1.3% decrease from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.
Among them, 27.4% met expectations on their tests and 8.7% exceeded them.
Within the county, Marathon High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 67% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Fe Smith Intermediate School students fared the worst, with only 20% passing the test.
For comparison, the state registered an overall proficiency rate of 46.2% in English Language Arts.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon High School | 49% | 18% | 319 |
| Mcgraw Secondary School | 44% | 12% | 266 |
| Mcgraw Elementary School | 36% | 8% | 226 |
| Homer Junior High School | 26% | 16% | 388 |
| Cincinnatus Middle School | 33% | 9% | 134 |
| William Appleby Elementary School | 31% | 10% | 404 |
| Cincinnatus Elementary School | 34% | 6% | 197 |
| Homer Intermediate School | 27% | 6% | 409 |
| Cortland Junior High School | 23% | 10% | 277 |
| Randall Middle School | 21% | 4% | 263 |
| Fe Smith Intermediate School | 18% | 2% | 272 |
