Of the 2,165 students in Delaware County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 28.5% met expectations and 8.2% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.
In total, 36.7% of Delaware County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 0.7% decline from the previous school year’s results.
Within the county, Delaware Academy Elementary School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 54% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Townsend Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 23% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Academy Elementary School | 38% | 16% | 330 |
| Roxbury Central School | 37% | 12% | 231 |
| Margaretville Central School | 33% | 10% | 320 |
| Hancock Elementary School | 38% | 4% | 96 |
| Delaware Academy High School | 31% | 10% | 404 |
| Downsville Central School | 35% | 6% | 215 |
| Deposit Middle-Senior High School | 29% | 12% | 236 |
| Sidney Middle School | 34% | 6% | 171 |
| Stamford Central School | 29% | 9% | 252 |
| Hancock Junior-Senior High School | 31% | 7% | 214 |
| Franklin Central School | 23% | 14% | 193 |
| Deposit Elementary School | 28% | 7% | 235 |
| Sidney Elementary School | 26% | 8% | 527 |
| Walton Middle School | 26% | 5% | 189 |
| Charlotte Valley School | 21% | 6% | 347 |
| South Kortright Central School | 20% | 5% | 321 |
| Townsend Elementary School | 20% | 3% | 367 |
