West NY News

Of the 7,177 students in Cattaraugus County who took the 2022-23 Mathematics test, 34.9% met expectations and 13.4% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 48.3% of Cattaraugus County students met or exceeded expectations, marking a 5.3% increase from the previous school year's results.

Within the county, Ellicottville Elementary School students performed the best in Mathematics, with 77% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, East View Elementary School students fared the worst, with only 20% 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
Ellicottville Elementary School	54%	23%	245
Ellicottville Middle School High School	48%	24%	310
Allegany-Limestone Elementary School	50%	20%	464
Portville Junior-Senior High School	53%	15%	450
Ellicottville Middle School High School	38%	29%	310
Pioneer Middle School	47%	20%	662
Portville Elementary School	43%	23%	518
Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	40%	26%	300
Portville Junior-Senior High School	45%	20%	450
Randolph Senior High School	44%	17%	405
Portville Elementary School	37%	22%	518
Ellicottville Elementary School	38%	16%	245
Franklinville Elementary School	41%	13%	286
G. N. Chapman Elementary School	41%	10%	448
Randolph Senior High School	35%	15%	405
Franklinville Elementary School	37%	13%	286
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	39%	10%	334
Hinsdale Central School	32%	14%	376
Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	23%	23%	300
Salamanca High School	36%	10%	481
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	37%	8%	255
East View Elementary School	32%	13%	337
Allegany-Limestone Middle-High School	31%	14%	600
Allegany-Limestone Elementary School	33%	12%	464
Olean Intermediate-Middle School	37%	7%	566
Pioneer Middle School	33%	11%	662
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Elementary School	30%	13%	334
Prospect Elementary School	36%	7%	435
G. N. Chapman Elementary School	29%	12%	448
Washington West Elementary School	32%	8%	304
Delevan Elementary School	34%	5%	356
West Valley Central School	26%	11%	213
Gowanda Middle School	25%	11%	323
Olean Senior High School	29%	7%	660
Prospect Elementary School	28%	7%	435
Delevan Elementary School	26%	8%	356
West Valley Central School	24%	10%	213
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	26%	5%	255
Olean Senior High School	14%	13%	660
Olean Intermediate-Middle School	21%	5%	566
Washington West Elementary School	19%	5%	304
East View Elementary School	15%	5%	337