West NY News

Of the 2,314 students in Allegany County who took the 2021-22 Mathematics test, 22% met expectations and 13.9% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 35.9% of the students met or exceeded expections in Allegany County, a decrease of 1.9% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Cuba-Rushford Elementary School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 55% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Scio Central School and Andover School students fared the worst, with 0% 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.

School	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)	Total Enrollment
Cuba-Rushford Elementary School	23%	32%	389
Alfred-Almond Elementary School	28%	25%	296
Canaseraga School	26%	25%	208
Belfast School	31%	19%	332
Fillmore Central School	27%	20%	658
Wellsville Elementary School	29%	12%	488
Genesee Valley Central School	28%	13%	528
Bolivar-Richburg Junior-Senior High School	19%	19%	359
Bolivar-Richburg Elementary School	28%	10%	325
Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School	19%	16%	280
Cuba-Rushford Middle School	22%	8%	178
Whitesville Central School	20%	9%	160
Friendship Central School	22%	7%	276
Wellsville Secondary School	13%	3%	633
Scio Central School	0%	0%	259
Andover School	0%	0%	268