Mohawk Valley Times

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