Mohawk Valley Times

Of the 2,955 students in Fulton County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 22.4% met expectations and 7.6% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 30% of Fulton County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 3.9% decline from the previous school year's results.

Within the county, Mayfield Junior/Senior High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 47% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Boulevard School students fared the worst, with only 20% 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
Mayfield Junior/Senior High School	34%	13%	400
Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School	33%	12%	796
Northville Elementary School	33%	10%	175
Wheelerville School	32%	9%	117
Warren Street School	31%	10%	434
Broadalbin-Perth Elementary School	24%	6%	897
Mayfield Elementary School	19%	10%	431
Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Elementary School	18%	6%	391
Northville High School	15%	7%	256
Gloversville Middle School	15%	7%	550
Boulevard School	16%	4%	568