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30.5% of Columbia County students met or exceeded Mathematics expectations in 2021-22 school year

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New York State Education Department Board of Regents Member Roger Tilles | sayvilleschools.org

New York State Education Department Board of Regents Member Roger Tilles | sayvilleschools.org

Of the 2,371 students in Columbia County who took the 2021-22 Mathematics test, 19.6% met expectations and 10.9% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 30.5% of the students met or exceeded expections in Columbia County, a decrease of 4.5% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Ichabod Crane Elementary School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 48% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 14% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 37% 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.

Columbia County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 4 Years
0%25%50%75%100%2022202120192018MathELA
Columbia County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Mathematics
SchoolStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceed standards (%)Total Enrollment
Ichabod Crane Elementary School33%15%464
Chatham Middle School22%20%218
Germantown Junior-Senior High School33%6%217
Germantown Elementary School24%15%276
New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School16%22%174
Walter B. Howard Elementary School23%14%232
Taconic Hills Elementary School21%16%586
Ichabod Crane Middle School24%12%649
Mary E. Dardess Elementary School16%12%362
Taconic Hills Junior/Senior High School18%3%551
Hudson Junior High School14%6%376
Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School10%4%754

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