34.6% of Rensselaer County students met or exceeded Mathematics expectations in 2021-22 school year

New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | nysed.gov

By Capital District Times

Apr 16, 2024

Of the 7,171 students in Rensselaer County who took the 2021-22 Mathematics test, 20.2% met expectations and 14.4% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 34.6% of the students met or exceeded expections in Rensselaer County, a decrease of 4.4% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Bell Top School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 79% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Troy Middle School, Tamarac Middle School High School, and Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School students fared the worst, with 0% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 38% 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.

Rensselaer County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 4 Years

Rensselaer County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Mathematics

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
Bell Top School	37%	42%	288
Red Mill School	30%	34%	411
Citizen Edmond Genet School	30%	34%	466
Poestenkill Elementary School	37%	24%	344
Miller Hill School	38%	22%	390
Howard L. Goff School	28%	30%	939
Castleton Elementary School	30%	25%	462
West Sand Lake Elementary School	36%	17%	397
Green Meadow School	26%	25%	378
Algonquin Middle School	28%	18%	584
Gardner-Dickinson School	24%	20%	340
P.S. 16	24%	18%	249
Donald P. Sutherland School	22%	19%	268
Berlin Elementary School	26%	14%	271
Hoosic Valley Elementary School	25%	13%	456
P.S. 14	19%	18%	413
P.S. 18	30%	5%	301
Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	19%	14%	419
Tamarac Elementary School	25%	6%	491
Berlin Middle School/High School	20%	10%	366
Hoosick Falls Elementary School	19%	5%	549
Carroll Hill School	12%	6%	351
Van Rensselaer Elementary School	13%	4%	505
Rensselaer Park Elementary School	12%	4%	428
P.S. 2	10%	4%	262
Knickerbacker Middle School	10%	2%	475
Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School	7%	2%	511
Troy Middle School	0%	0%	811
Tamarac Middle School High School	0%	0%	632
Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School	0%	0%	505