In the 2023-24 school year, 27.8% of the students in Franklin County were considered proficient in English Language Arts, a 1.7% increase from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.
Among them, 20.8% met expectations on their tests and 7% exceeded them.
Within the county, Saranac Lake Middle School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 51% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, L. P. Quinn Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saranac Lake Middle School | 33% | 18% | 275 |
| Tupper Lake Middle-High School | 34% | 11% | 403 |
| Chateaugay High School | 30% | 15% | 230 |
| Petrova Elementary School | 30% | 11% | 314 |
| Chateaugay Elementary School | 28% | 10% | 327 |
| Brushton-Moira High School | 21% | 12% | 324 |
| Brushton Grade School | 24% | 7% | 464 |
| Saint Joseph’s Elementary School | 29% | 1% | 197 |
| Saint Regis Falls Central School | 20% | 6% | 224 |
| Salmon River Elementary School | 16% | 4% | 301 |
| Flanders Elementary School | 13% | 3% | 224 |
| Davis Elementary School | 14% | 2% | 560 |
| Salmon River Middle School | 12% | 3% | 323 |
| Saint Regis Mohawk School | 7% | 1% | 345 |
| L. P. Quinn Elementary School | 6% | 1% | 339 |
