In the 2023-24 school year, 41% of the students in Erie County were considered proficient in English Language Arts, a 0.6% decrease from the previous year, according to the New York State Education Department.
Among them, 28.4% met expectations on their tests and 12.6% exceeded them.
Within the county, Transit Middle School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 81% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence students fared the worst, with only 8% passing the test.
For comparison, the state registered an overall proficiency rate of 46.2% in English Language Arts.
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.
Erie County Success Rate in Math and ELA Over 3 Years
Erie County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts
| School | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Middle School | 42% | 39% | 899 |
| Maple East Elementary School | 42% | 38% | 624 |
| Dodge Elementary School | 45% | 33% | 600 |
| City Honors School | 35% | 42% | 1,056 |
| Country Parkway Elementary School | 40% | 35% | 580 |
| Akron Middle School | 37% | 38% | 273 |
| Ledgeview Elementary School | 45% | 29% | 477 |
| Ellicott Road Elementary School | 41% | 32% | 717 |
| Smallwood Drive School | 34% | 38% | 682 |
| East Aurora Middle School | 44% | 27% | 495 |
| P.S. 64 Frederick Law Olmsted | 39% | 32% | 570 |
| Maple West Elementary School | 41% | 28% | 674 |
| Casey Middle School | 43% | 25% | 646 |
| Amherst Middle School | 34% | 32% | 645 |
| Harris Hill Elementary School | 43% | 22% | 463 |
| Clarence Middle School | 40% | 24% | 985 |
| Sheridan Hill Elementary School | 34% | 30% | 521 |
| Heim Middle School | 43% | 19% | 603 |
| Mill Middle School | 38% | 24% | 727 |
| Heim Elementary School | 43% | 18% | 657 |
| Forest Elementary School | 36% | 25% | 513 |
| South Davis Elementary School | 46% | 14% | 393 |
| Orchard Park Middle School | 40% | 20% | 1,056 |
| John A. Sciole Elementary School | 44% | 15% | 394 |
| Pinehurst Elementary School | 38% | 21% | 577 |
| Frederick Olmsted #156 | 40% | 19% | 922 |
| Eggert Road Elementary School | 40% | 18% | 609 |
| Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary School | 39% | 18% | 463 |
| North Park Community School #50 | 36% | 21% | 356 |
| Hillview Elementary School | 42% | 14% | 454 |
| Clarence Center Elementary School | 35% | 21% | 378 |
| Maplemere Elementary School | 40% | 15% | 486 |
| Elma Primary School | 38% | 17% | 298 |
| Court Street Elementary School | 39% | 15% | 290 |
| Parkdale Elementary School | 35% | 19% | 704 |
| Akron Elementary School | 34% | 20% | 547 |
| Alden Intermediate School | 43% | 11% | 338 |
| Eden Middle & High School | 43% | 10% | 675 |
| Allendale Elementary School | 39% | 13% | 521 |
| Big Tree Elementary School | 36% | 16% | 563 |
| Clinton Elementary School | 37% | 15% | 612 |
| Windom Elementary School | 37% | 15% | 615 |
| Eden Elementary School | 36% | 15% | 290 |
| Charlotte Avenue Elementary School | 35% | 15% | 395 |
| William Street School | 39% | 11% | 1,301 |
| Kaegebein School | 37% | 13% | 405 |
| Cloverbank Elementary School | 35% | 13% | 531 |
| Tonawanda Middle/High School | 30% | 18% | 889 |
| West Elementary School | 34% | 13% | 699 |
| Marilla Primary School | 40% | 7% | 216 |
| Iroquois Intermediate School | 38% | 8% | 210 |
| Thomas A. Edison Elementary School | 30% | 16% | 601 |
| Boston Valley Elementary School | 42% | 4% | 224 |
| Harold O. Brumsted Elementary School | 28% | 18% | 283 |
| Como Park Elementary School | 32% | 14% | 364 |
| Highland Elementary School | 36% | 9% | 363 |
| North Collins Elementary School | 39% | 6% | 327 |
| Huth Road School | 34% | 11% | 437 |
| Wales Primary School | 33% | 11% | 224 |
| Frontier Middle School | 30% | 14% | 1,077 |
| Iroquois Middle School | 33% | 10% | 482 |
| Veronica E. Connor Middle School | 30% | 13% | 637 |
| Lancaster Middle School | 33% | 10% | 849 |
| Cleveland Hill Middle School | 27% | 15% | 315 |
| Windermere Blvd School | 29% | 13% | 756 |
| Gowanda Elementary School | 35% | 6% | 450 |
| Cayuga Heights Elementary School | 32% | 9% | 872 |
| Glendale Elementary School | 29% | 11% | 437 |
| Sweet Home Middle School | 27% | 13% | 800 |
| Cleveland Hill Elementary School | 29% | 11% | 654 |
| Heritage Heights Elementary School | 32% | 8% | 419 |
| Blasdell Elementary School | 32% | 7% | 486 |
| Kenmore West Senior High School | 25% | 13% | 1,269 |
| Fletcher Elementary School | 27% | 11% | 807 |
| P.S. 61 Arthur O. Eve School of Distinction | 25% | 13% | 312 |
| Hamburg Middle School | 28% | 9% | 751 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | 30% | 7% | 271 |
| Maryvale Intermediate School | 28% | 9% | 501 |
| North Collins Junior-Senior High School | 24% | 12% | 234 |
| Maryvale Middle School | 26% | 10% | 493 |
| Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts | 25% | 11% | 574 |
| West Middle School | 30% | 6% | 768 |
| Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School | 32% | 4% | 661 |
| Ben Franklin Middle School | 28% | 7% | 616 |
| Armor Elementary School | 31% | 4% | 314 |
| Lorraine Elementary School | 25% | 10% | 669 |
| Discovery School | 23% | 11% | 545 |
| Northwood Elementary School | 29% | 5% | 442 |
| Alden Middle School | 26% | 8% | 356 |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School | 25% | 9% | 598 |
| Willow Ridge Elementary School | 26% | 8% | 397 |
| Kenmore East Senior High School | 23% | 10% | 1,050 |
| Springville Elementary School | 28% | 4% | 517 |
| Cheektowaga Middle School | 24% | 7% | 661 |
| East Middle School | 23% | 8% | 590 |
| Ben Franklin Elementary School | 20% | 10% | 461 |
| Waterfront Elementary School | 22% | 7% | 771 |
| Union East Elementary School | 25% | 4% | 974 |
| Griffith Institute Middle School | 23% | 6% | 366 |
| P.S. 81 | 23% | 5% | 756 |
| P.S. 69 Houghton Academy | 20% | 7% | 433 |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | 21% | 6% | 282 |
| P.S. 27 Hillery Park Academy | 20% | 7% | 499 |
| Lake Shore Middle School | 21% | 5% | 470 |
| John T. Waugh Elementary School | 17% | 9% | 313 |
| A. J. Schmidt Elementary School | 23% | 2% | 241 |
| Winchester-Potters Elementary School | 22% | 3% | 430 |
| Depew Middle School | 18% | 6% | 421 |
| Dr. A. Pantoja Comm School Excllnce -#18 | 19% | 5% | 449 |
| Native American Magnet | 22% | 2% | 357 |
| West Hertel Elementary School | 19% | 4% | 717 |
| Colden Elementary School | 21% | 1% | 200 |
| P.S. 82 | 18% | 4% | 288 |
| Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center | 17% | 4% | 553 |
| Pfc William J. Grabiarz #79 | 15% | 6% | 545 |
| Dr. George Blackman Ecc | 17% | 3% | 346 |
| Holmes Elementary School | 20% | 0% | 281 |
| Southside Elementary School | 16% | 3% | 808 |
| P.S. 74 Hamlin Park – Claude and Ouida Clapp Academy | 14% | 5% | 404 |
| Bennett Park Montessori School | 14% | 5% | 600 |
| P.S. 65 Roosevelt Ecc | 14% | 4% | 272 |
| Build Community School | 17% | 1% | 326 |
| P.S. 59 Dr. Charles Drew Science Magnet | 13% | 4% | 350 |
| Lackawanna Middle School | 13% | 4% | 440 |
| International School | 13% | 4% | 987 |
| Buffalo Elementary School of Technology | 13% | 3% | 522 |
| Lovejoy Discovery School #43 | 12% | 3% | 616 |
| Martin Road Elementary School | 14% | 1% | 570 |
| Frank A. Sedita School #30 | 12% | 2% | 604 |
| Highgate Heights | 13% | 1% | 384 |
| P.S. 17 | 13% | 1% | 278 |
| Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School | 10% | 4% | 424 |
| Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy | 11% | 2% | 472 |
| D’youville-Porter Campus | 9% | 4% | 520 |
| Harriet Ross Tubman Academy | 10% | 2% | 506 |
| Community School #53 | 11% | 1% | 461 |
| Bilingual Center | 9% | 1% | 330 |
| Martin Luther King Junior #48 | 9% | 1% | 418 |
| Harvey Austin School #97 | 8% | 1% | 507 |
| Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence | 7% | 1% | 569 |
