Mohawk Valley Times

Of the 2,731 students in Montgomery County who took the 2022-23 English Language Arts test, 25.3% met expectations and 9.9% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 35.2% of Montgomery County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 2.9% increase from the previous school year's results.

Within the county, Fonda-Fultonville K-4 School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 58% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Raphael J. Mcnulty Academy for Intern Studies & Literacy students fared the worst, with only 16% 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
Fonda-Fultonville K-4 School	41%	17%	525
East Hill School	40%	11%	386
Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	35%	13%	325
Fonda-Fultonville 5-8 School	30%	14%	363
Canajoharie Middle School	28%	15%	195
Harry Hoag School	26%	12%	389
Marie Curie Institute of Engineering and Communication	25%	9%	443
William H. Barkley Microsociety	21%	9%	305
William B. Tecler Arts In Education	18%	10%	461
Wilbur H. Lynch Literacy Academy	20%	7%	818
Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Junior/Senior High School	23%	1%	361
Raphael J. Mcnulty Academy for Intern Studies & Literacy	13%	3%	447