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Of the 9,557 students in Broome County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 27.7% met expectations and 14.7% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 42.4% of the students met or exceeded expections in Broome County, a decrease of 8.9% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Vestal Middle School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 64% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 10% 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
Vestal Middle School	37%	27%	749
A. F. Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School	39%	24%	549
Vestal Hills Elementary School	43%	19%	370
Maine-Endwell Middle School	33%	26%	580
African Road Elementary School	37%	22%	281
Homer Brink School	39%	19%	739
Ann G. McGuinness Elementary School	39%	17%	316
Richard T. Stank Middle School	28%	27%	347
Chenango Valley Middle School	31%	23%	390
Floyd Bell Elementary School	35%	15%	266
Jennie F. Snapp Middle School	29%	18%	792
Chenango Forks Middle School	22%	24%	287
Glenwood Elementary School	30%	15%	308
C. R. Weeks Elementary School	34%	10%	307
Tioughnioga Riverside Academy	28%	15%	508
Clayton Avenue Elementary School	30%	13%	254
Brookside Elementary School	27%	15%	361
F. P. Donnelly School	33%	8%	292
Johnson City Middle School	22%	18%	510
Chenango Forks Elementary School	30%	10%	579
Maine Memorial School	29%	9%	471
Chenango Bridge Elementary School	30%	8%	365
Thomas Jefferson School	28%	7%	268
West Middle School	24%	10%	533
George F. Johnson Elementary School	24%	7%	573
Linnaeus W. West School	17%	11%	70
Charles F. Johnson Junior Elementary School	23%	3%	366
Caryl E. Adams Primary School	24%	1%	471
Horace Mann School	19%	5%	235
East Middle School	17%	7%	511
Calvin Coolidge School	21%	3%	316
Macarthur School	17%	6%	406
Johnson City Elementary/Intermediate School	18%	5%	466
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School	19%	3%	295
W. A. Olmsted Elementary School	14%	7%	328
Woodrow Wilson School	16%	4%	330
Theodore Roosevelt School	16%	3%	366
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	9%	1%	391