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Did St. Lawrence County students succeed or flounder in their 2021-22 school year English Language Arts tests?

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NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department

NY State Education Department Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Josephine Victoria Finn | New York State Education Department

Of the 5,246 students in St. Lawrence County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 30.3% met expectations and 12.1% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 42.4% of the students met or exceeded expections in St. Lawrence County, a decrease of 3.2% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Lawrence Avenue Elementary School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 66% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Gouverneur Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 20% 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.

St. Lawrence County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 4 Years
0%25%50%75%100%2022202120192018MathELA
St. Lawrence County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts
SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total Enrollment
Lawrence Avenue Elementary School46%20%546
Nightengale Elementary School37%20%401
Colton-Pierrepont Central School36%19%392
Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School38%15%118
Parishville-Hopkinton Junior-Senior High School34%18%170
A. A. Kingston Middle School30%21%376
Madison Elementary School31%19%443
Jefferson Elementary School40%10%403
Heuvelton Central School36%14%533
Madill School39%10%279
J. M. Mckenney Middle School35%13%339
Ogdensburg Free Academy29%17%727
Morristown Central School33%13%342
Parishville-Hopkinton Elementary School31%14%175
Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School27%16%323
Madrid-Waddington Elementary School36%5%337
Lisbon Central School27%13%573
St. Lawrence Middle School26%12%319
Saint Lawrence Elementary School32%6%376
John F. Kennedy School28%10%482
J. William Leary Junior High School30%8%394
Hammond Central School31%6%239
Norwood-Norfolk Middle School26%8%305
Hermon-Dekalb Central School28%5%373
Edwards-Knox Elementary School19%13%300
Norwood-Norfolk Elementary School25%4%370
Edwards-Knox Junior-Senior High School19%9%212
F. S. Banford Elementary School23%4%445
Clifton-Fine Elementary School14%10%136
Gouverneur Elementary School17%3%528

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