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

NY State Education Department Board of Regents Member Dr. Frances Wills | education.wisc.edu

By West Hudson Valley News

Apr 1, 2024

Of the 19,979 students in Orange County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 29.5% met expectations and 12.2% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 41.7% of the students met or exceeded expections in Orange County, a decrease of 6.7% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Greenwood Lake Middle School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 72% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, George Grant Mason Elementary School students fared the worst, with 0% 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.

Orange County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 4 Years

Orange County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
Greenwood Lake Middle School	37%	35%	279
S. S. Seward Institute	41%	28%	405
Greenwood Lake Elementary School	58%	11%	165
Cornwall Middle School	31%	36%	944
Willow Avenue Elementary School	42%	24%	223
Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary School	52%	12%	237
Sanfordville Elementary School	47%	14%	878
Park Avenue Elementary School	48%	11%	383
Cornwall Elementary School	42%	17%	532
Minisink Valley Middle School	35%	23%	792
Golden Hill Elementary	42%	16%	328
George F. Baker High School	26%	32%	122
Warwick Valley Middle School	36%	18%	1,045
Fostertown Etc Magnet School	41%	12%	593
Circleville Middle School	34%	19%	466
Chester Academy-Middle/High School	35%	17%	592
C. J. Hooker Middle School	32%	18%	703
Crispell Middle School	32%	17%	637
Washingtonville Middle School	33%	15%	858
Valley Central Middle School	31%	15%	946
Temple Hill School	32%	14%	978
Highland Falls Intermediate School	28%	17%	324
N. A. Hamilton Bicentennial School	31%	13%	413
Montgomery Elementary School	34%	10%	515
Monroe-Woodbury Middle School	32%	12%	1,632
Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School	28%	15%	829
Meadow Hill Global Explorations Magnet School	28%	14%	1,025
Leptondale Elementary School	34%	8%	452
Port Jervis Middle School	31%	10%	356
Pakanasink Elementary School	30%	11%	440
Middletown Twin Towers Middle School	30%	11%	978
Goshen Intermediate School	32%	9%	599
Chester Elementary School	31%	10%	391
New Windsor School	27%	13%	398
Walden Elementary School	31%	8%	420
Berea Elementary School	31%	8%	461
Pine Bush Elementary School	30%	8%	637
Monhagen Middle School	25%	13%	804
Little Britain Elementary School	34%	4%	404
Heritage Middle School	27%	11%	865
Circleville Elementary School	30%	8%	482
Pine Tree Elementary School	31%	6%	836
Otisville Elementary School	31%	6%	556
E. J. Russell Elementary School	30%	6%	506
Taft Elementary School	29%	5%	562
Central Valley Elementary School	26%	8%	482
North Main Street School	24%	9%	528
Maple Hill Elementary School	28%	5%	919
Round Hill Elementary School	24%	6%	665
Presidential Park Elementary School	22%	7%	1,326
Vails Gate Steam Academy	24%	3%	510
Gardnertown Leadership Academy Elementary School	21%	3%	605
South Middle School	16%	7%	846
Minisink Valley Intermediate School	18%	5%	448
William A. Carter School	18%	4%	802
East Coldenham Elementary School	15%	7%	289
Balmville School	19%	2%	379
Horizon-On-the-Hudson Magnet School	12%	5%	444
Gams High Tech Magnet School	12%	2%	796
George Grant Mason Elementary School	0%	0%	110