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Of the 3,021 students in Tioga County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 25.6% met expectations and 13.3% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 38.900000000000006% of the students met or exceeded expections in Tioga County, a decrease of 12.8% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Tioga Elementary School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 63% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Nathan T. Hall School students fared the worst, with only 13% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 50% 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
Tioga Elementary School	52%	11%	333
Owego-Apalachin Middle School	30%	20%	450
Tioga Hills Elementary School	37%	12%	272
Apalachin Elementary School	35%	11%	389
Waverly Middle School	22%	20%	446
Owego Elementary School	28%	12%	500
Tioga Middle School	24%	15%	291
Thomas J. Watson Senior Elementary School	29%	10%	253
Spencer-Van Etten Middle School	19%	19%	231
Newark Valley Middle School	25%	12%	303
Candor Junior-Senior High School	30%	7%	323
Newark Valley Senior High School	16%	9%	415
Elm Street Elementary School	16%	7%	383
Candor Elementary School	16%	3%	390
Nathan T. Hall School	13%	0%	321