Mohawk Valley Times

Of the 3,444 students in Herkimer County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 24.1% met expectations and 8.8% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 32.900000000000006% of the students met or exceeded expections in Herkimer County, a decrease of 11.5% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Town of Webb School and Poland Junior-Senior High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 45% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Dolgeville Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 11% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 47% of students who met or exceeded expectations.

A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence found that outcomes for different racial and gender groups had improved since 2013. However, despite the improvements, significant gaps still persist, particularly among Black and Hispanic students.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
Town of Webb School	29%	16%	257
Poland Junior-Senior High School	26%	19%	263
West Canada Valley Elementary School	31%	13%	310
Poland Elementary School	22%	15%	245
Herkimer High School	27%	10%	572
Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	26%	11%	225
Mount Markham Elementary School	29%	7%	447
Barringer Road Elementary School	29%	7%	461
Mount Markham Middle School	26%	9%	305
Little Falls Middle School	24%	11%	255
West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	25%	8%	305
Owen D. Young Central School	20%	13%	172
Gregory B. Jarvis Middle School	23%	10%	635
Benton Hall Academy	22%	7%	467
Herkimer Elementary School	25%	2%	527
Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary School	19%	3%	346
Dolgeville Middle School	12%	4%	242
Dolgeville Elementary School	11%	0%	314