In the 2023-24 school year, 38.3% of the students in Greene County were considered proficient in English Language Arts, a 0.3% increase from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.
Among them, 28.1% met expectations on their tests and 10.2% exceeded them.
Within the county, Windham Ashland Central School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 53% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Catskill Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 25% passing the test.
For comparison, the state registered an overall proficiency rate of 46.2% in English Language Arts.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windham Ashland Central School | 37% | 16% | 296 |
| Cairo-Durham Middle School | 38% | 13% | 254 |
| Hunter Elementary School | 35% | 11% | 168 |
| Scott M. Ellis Elementary School | 34% | 11% | 502 |
| Cairo-Durham Elementary School | 27% | 14% | 441 |
| Hunter-Tannersville Middle School High School | 17% | 22% | 152 |
| Coxsackie-Athens Middle School | 27% | 11% | 327 |
| Greenville Middle School | 25% | 9% | 249 |
| Catskill Middle School | 23% | 10% | 297 |
| Edward J. Arthur Elementary School | 29% | 2% | 176 |
| Coxsackie Elementary School | 27% | 3% | 242 |
| Catskill Elementary School | 21% | 4% | 584 |
