New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | linkedin.com/in/betty-rosa
New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | linkedin.com/in/betty-rosa
In total, 49.2% of Rensselaer County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 7.4% increase from the previous school year's results.
Within the county, Bell Top School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 82% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School students fared the worst, with only 18% passing the test.
The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 49.6% of students who met or exceeded expectations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Top School | 48% | 34% | 306 |
| Citizen Edmond Genet School | 49% | 30% | 466 |
| Bell Top School | 38% | 39% | 306 |
| Red Mill School | 50% | 26% | 456 |
| Howard L. Goff School | 40% | 31% | 978 |
| Howard L. Goff School | 35% | 35% | 978 |
| Green Meadow School | 51% | 18% | 362 |
| Castleton Elementary School | 50% | 19% | 467 |
| Citizen Edmond Genet School | 42% | 27% | 466 |
| Green Meadow School | 46% | 19% | 362 |
| Castleton Elementary School | 40% | 23% | 467 |
| Poestenkill Elementary School | 42% | 21% | 346 |
| Donald P. Sutherland School | 43% | 19% | 232 |
| Miller Hill School | 44% | 17% | 385 |
| Donald P. Sutherland School | 38% | 23% | 232 |
| Algonquin Middle School | 44% | 15% | 585 |
| Maple Hill Junior/Senior High School | 37% | 22% | 410 |
| Red Mill School | 39% | 18% | 456 |
| Gardner-Dickinson School | 32% | 25% | 335 |
| Berlin Elementary School | 44% | 13% | 273 |
| Maple Hill Junior/Senior High School | 34% | 23% | 410 |
| West Sand Lake Elementary School | 42% | 15% | 376 |
| Algonquin Middle School | 34% | 22% | 585 |
| P.S. 16 | 38% | 18% | 248 |
| P.S. 16 | 34% | 21% | 248 |
| Gardner-Dickinson School | 43% | 11% | 335 |
| Tamarac Elementary School | 47% | 6% | 493 |
| Tamarac Middle School High School | 34% | 18% | 602 |
| Tamarac Elementary School | 32% | 19% | 493 |
| P.S. 18 | 32% | 16% | 309 |
| P.S. 14 | 32% | 15% | 425 |
| Berlin Elementary School | 27% | 19% | 273 |
| Hoosick Falls Elementary School | 37% | 9% | 398 |
| Poestenkill Elementary School | 35% | 11% | 346 |
| Miller Hill School | 32% | 12% | 385 |
| Berlin Middle School/High School | 26% | 17% | 360 |
| West Sand Lake Elementary School | 34% | 8% | 376 |
| P.S. 18 | 33% | 9% | 309 |
| P.S. 14 | 31% | 10% | 425 |
| Troy Middle School | 25% | 13% | 786 |
| Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School | 22% | 15% | 398 |
| Hoosic Valley Elementary School | 31% | 5% | 459 |
| Hoosick Falls Elementary School | 29% | 7% | 398 |
| Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School | 19% | 13% | 398 |
| Hoosic Valley Elementary School | 23% | 9% | 459 |
| Van Rensselaer Elementary School | 25% | 6% | 493 |
| Knickerbacker Middle School | 21% | 9% | 471 |
| Knickerbacker Middle School | 23% | 7% | 471 |
| P.S. 2 | 21% | 6% | 278 |
| Rensselaer Park Elementary School | 18% | 7% | 441 |
| Rensselaer Park Elementary School | 21% | 4% | 441 |
| Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School | 17% | 6% | 522 |
| Van Rensselaer Elementary School | 20% | 3% | 493 |
| Carroll Hill School | 17% | 5% | 340 |
| Carroll Hill School | 14% | 5% | 340 |
| P.S. 2 | 15% | 4% | 278 |
| Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School | 14% | 4% | 522 |
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