Westchester Reporter

Of the 23,372 students in Westchester County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 32.3% met expectations and 23.7% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 56.0% of the students met or exceeded expections in Westchester County, a decrease of 11.4% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Hillside Elementary School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 89% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Hillcrest School, Greenburgh Eleven Middle School, and Greenburgh Eleven Elementary School students fared the worst, with 0% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 51% 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.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
Hillside Elementary School	58%	31%	554
Bronxville Elementary School	43%	45%	639
Rye Middle School	31%	55%	696
Mohansic School	68%	16%	475
H. C. Crittenden Middle School	34%	50%	561
Scarsdale Middle School	34%	49%	1,131
Irvington Middle School	30%	53%	420
Seven Bridges Middle School	33%	48%	526
Pelham Middle School	34%	47%	618
Blind Brook-Rye Middle School	37%	42%	309
Murray Avenue School	52%	26%	681
John Jay Middle School	30%	48%	683
Prospect Hill School	48%	28%	327
Siwanoy School	52%	23%	281
Katonah Elementary School	51%	24%	396
Wampus School	45%	29%	481
Pierre Van Cortlandt School	32%	41%	494
Hommocks School	35%	37%	1,290
Greenvale School	45%	26%	509
Dobbs Ferry Middle School	33%	38%	354
Main Street School School (4-5)	35%	35%	264
Concord Road Elementary School	48%	22%	884
Purchase School	42%	27%	329
F. E. Bellows Elementary School	45%	22%	352
Daniel Webster Elementary School	43%	24%	469
Pocantico Hills Central School	37%	29%	300
Louis M. Klein Middle School	33%	32%	808
Lincoln Titus Elementary School	42%	21%	413
Crompond School	36%	27%	513
Samuel J. Preston School	45%	16%	368
Casimir Pulaski School	39%	21%	555
Montessori School 27	40%	19%	346
Pound Ridge Elementary School	43%	15%	246
Bedford Hills Elementary School	40%	17%	294
Anne Hutchinson School	43%	14%	425
Valhalla Middle School	34%	20%	311
Tuckahoe Middle School	28%	26%	253
Rebecca Turner Elemtnary School	38%	16%	230
Kensico School	42%	12%	295
William B. Ward Elementary School	39%	12%	958
Pennington School	34%	17%	412
Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School	35%	15%	419
Woodlands Middle/High School	24%	23%	658
Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School	30%	16%	488
Highview School	41%	5%	238
Yonkers Montessori Academy	30%	15%	1,241
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School	34%	8%	596
Park Avenue School	33%	8%	424
Anne M. Dorner Middle School	23%	17%	1,040
School 21	28%	11%	374
Columbus School at the Franko Building	28%	11%	445
Mamaroneck Avenue School	28%	10%	604
Harrison Avenue Elementary School	34%	4%	259
Van Cortlandtville School	31%	6%	559
Oakside School	33%	4%	530
Family School 32	25%	12%	568
Benjamin Turner Middle School	25%	12%	167
Robert C. Dodson School	27%	8%	730
George Washington School	24%	11%	583
Scholastic Academy for Academic Excellence	25%	9%	505
King Street School	26%	7%	405
Cesar E. Chavez School	25%	7%	579
School 13	23%	8%	576
Mount Kisco Elementary School	21%	10%	478
Roosevelt School	19%	10%	357
Peekskill Middle School	21%	7%	754
Cross Hill Academy	23%	4%	337
Thomas A. Edison School	21%	4%	368
Palisade Preparatory School	20%	4%	747
Thomas Cornell Academy	20%	3%	312
Edward Williams School	17%	5%	471
School 9	15%	6%	267
Cecil H. Parker School	18%	3%	279
Museum School 25	12%	2%	282
Hillcrest School	0%	0%	561
Greenburgh Eleven Middle School	0%	0%	12
Greenburgh Eleven Elementary School	0%	0%	21