Of the 2,528 students in Otsego County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 28.2% met expectations and 11.6% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.
In total, 39.8% of Otsego County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 4.4% increase from the previous school year’s results.
Within the county, Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 62% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 17% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School | 40% | 22% | 381 |
| Cooperstown Elementary School | 37% | 21% | 406 |
| Edmeston Central School | 40% | 18% | 363 |
| Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School | 34% | 20% | 194 |
| Morris Central School | 36% | 16% | 319 |
| Oneonta Middle School | 27% | 18% | 380 |
| Greater Plains Elementary School | 35% | 7% | 284 |
| Unadilla Elementary School | 24% | 14% | 350 |
| Riverside Elementary School | 31% | 5% | 224 |
| Laurens Central School | 31% | 5% | 313 |
| Schenevus Central School | 26% | 9% | 252 |
| Unatego Middle School | 22% | 12% | 188 |
| Valleyview Elementary School | 25% | 8% | 263 |
| Richfield Springs Elementary School | 24% | 8% | 242 |
| Milford Central School | 24% | 6% | 348 |
| Worcester School | 25% | 4% | 328 |
| Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School | 18% | 3% | 460 |
| Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School | 18% | 0% | 140 |
| Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School | 15% | 2% | 197 |
