Of the 1,584 students in Essex County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 28.3% met expectations and 10.8% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.
In total, 39.1% of Essex County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 1% increase from the previous school year’s results.
Within the county, Keene Central School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 56% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Minerva Central 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.
| School | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Central School | 29% | 27% | 167 |
| Lake Placid Elementary School | 42% | 13% | 244 |
| Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School | 38% | 11% | 294 |
| Bloomingdale School | 33% | 11% | 100 |
| Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School | 28% | 13% | 359 |
| Mountain View Campus | 28% | 13% | 192 |
| Crown Point Central School | 27% | 14% | 322 |
| Ticonderoga Elementary School | 30% | 8% | 360 |
| Schroon Lake Central School | 28% | 10% | 238 |
| Ausable Forks Elementary School | 29% | 9% | 225 |
| Willsboro Central School | 21% | 14% | 251 |
| Moriah Elementary School | 24% | 9% | 385 |
| Lake View Campus | 22% | 8% | 207 |
| Moriah Junior-Senior High School | 21% | 0% | 316 |
| Minerva Central School | 17% | 2% | 119 |
