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Did Cortland County students succeed or flounder in their 2022-23 school year English Language Arts tests?

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NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department

NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department

Of the 2,129 students in Cortland County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 27.5% met expectations and 9.9% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 37.4% of Cortland County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 1.2% decline from the previous school year's results.

Within the county, Marathon High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 60% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Fe Smith Intermediate School students fared the worst, with only 19% 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.

Cortland County County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 3 Years
0%25%50%75%100%202320222021MathELA
Cortland County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts
SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total Enrollment
Marathon High School42%18%315
Mcgraw Secondary School34%25%282
Homer Junior High School28%15%410
William Appleby Elementary School34%7%406
Mcgraw Elementary School32%8%232
Homer Intermediate School28%10%379
Cortland Junior High School26%12%299
Cincinnatus Middle School31%6%142
Cincinnatus Elementary School27%2%210
Randall Middle School22%6%263
Fe Smith Intermediate School17%2%271

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