Mohawk Valley Times

Of the 4,515 students in Otsego County who took the 2022-23 Mathematics test, 31.7% met expectations and 10.8% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 42.5% of Otsego County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 7.5% increase from the previous school year's results.

Within the county, Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 64% 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 49.6% 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
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	44%	20%	194
Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	37%	26%	381
Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	40%	22%	381
Cooperstown Elementary School	44%	17%	406
Cooperstown Elementary School	37%	21%	406
Edmeston Central School	40%	18%	363
Greater Plains Elementary School	46%	9%	284
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	34%	20%	194
Morris Central School	36%	16%	319
Unadilla Elementary School	43%	8%	350
Valleyview Elementary School	43%	7%	263
Morris Central School	41%	9%	319
Unatego Middle School	35%	12%	188
Oneonta Middle School	27%	18%	380
Riverside Elementary School	39%	5%	224
Greater Plains Elementary School	35%	7%	284
Richfield Springs Elementary School	38%	3%	242
Worcester School	34%	5%	328
Unadilla Elementary School	24%	14%	350
Oneonta Middle School	28%	9%	380
Laurens Central School	31%	5%	313
Riverside Elementary School	31%	5%	224
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School	28%	7%	197
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
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	23%	7%	460
Worcester School	25%	4%	328
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	18%	3%	460
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	13%	5%	140
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	18%	0%	140
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School	15%	2%	197