Suffolk Reporter

Of the 23,542 students in Suffolk County who took the 2021-22 English Language Arts test, 30.2% met expectations and 14.1% did better than expected, according to the New York State Education Department.

In total, 44.3% of the students met or exceeded expections in Suffolk County, a decrease of 12.6% compared to the previous school year.

Within the county, Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School students performed the best in English Language Arts, with 81% of them considered proficient in the subject. Meanwhile, Wainscott School, New Suffolk School, Jericho Elementary School, and Fishers Island School students fared the worst, with 0% passing the test.

The state registered an overall proficiency rate of 44% 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
Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School	34%	47%	692
Quogue Elementary School	26%	54%	99
Fort Salonga Elementary School	65%	15%	398
Nassakeag Elementary School	38%	40%	527
Lloyd Harbor School	42%	35%	374
Cold Spring Harbor High School	38%	39%	775
Bretton Woods Elementary School	51%	23%	535
Amagansett School	35%	37%	130
Sylvan Avenue Elementary School	35%	36%	260
Saint James Elementary School	52%	19%	453
Minnesauke Elementary School	50%	21%	639
Oldfield Middle School	41%	29%	691
William T. Rogers Middle School	36%	33%	644
Pierson Middle/High School	38%	31%	523
Parkview Elementary School	58%	10%	383
Westhampton Middle School	34%	33%	405
Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School	49%	18%	572
James H. Boyd Elementary School	46%	21%	412
Dogwood Elementary School	52%	13%	361
Candlewood Middle School	31%	34%	746
Wading River School	41%	21%	442
Babylon Memorial Grade School	46%	15%	467
Elwood Middle School	38%	22%	476
Blue Point Elementary School	33%	27%	214
Babylon Junior-Senior High School	44%	16%	696
Otsego Elementary School	46%	13%	556
Northport Middle School	37%	22%	710
Pines Elementary School	40%	18%	445
East Northport Middle School	40%	18%	709
Oysterponds Elementary School	27%	30%	88
Sunquam Elementary School	43%	13%	518
Santapogue School	41%	15%	331
Smithtown Elementary School	40%	15%	479
Hauppauge Middle School	27%	28%	754
Rj O. Intermediate School	33%	21%	409
Westhampton Beach Elementary School	39%	14%	388
Silas Wood 6TH Grade Center	24%	29%	421
Robert Frost Middle School	26%	27%	920
Jack Abrams Stem Magnet School	21%	32%	451
Forest Brook Elementary School	30%	23%	355
William Rall School	39%	13%	504
South Bay School	43%	9%	275
James Wilson Young Middle School	30%	22%	426
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	41%	10%	514
Accompsett Elementary School	41%	10%	517
John F. Kennedy Intermediate School	39%	11%	801
Edith L. Slocum Elementary School	30%	19%	278
Arrowhead Elementary School	36%	13%	595
Islip Middle School	30%	18%	662
Wenonah School	38%	9%	460
North Coleman Road School	45%	2%	308
Center Moriches Middle School	31%	15%	333
Udall Road Middle School	25%	20%	462
John F. Kennedy School	38%	7%	362
Ridge Elementary School	37%	7%	746
Holbrook Road School	33%	11%	379
Forest Avenue School	37%	7%	262
Washington School	37%	6%	311
Alleghany Avenue School	31%	12%	297
Albany Avenue School	35%	8%	465
Rocky Point Middle School	31%	11%	623
North Country Road School	28%	14%	569
Dawnwood Middle School	21%	21%	980
Samoset Middle School	26%	15%	870
Kreamer Street Elementary School	41%	0%	319
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	36%	5%	408
Jefferson School	32%	9%	271
J. Taylor Finley Middle School	25%	16%	666
Verne W. Critz Elementary School	35%	5%	292
Norwood Avenue School	34%	6%	440
Brookhaven Elementary School	37%	3%	506
Tuckahoe School	28%	11%	276
Aquebogue Elementary School	32%	6%	453
William Paca Middle School	27%	10%	1,052
Southampton Elementary School	33%	4%	405
Sound Beach School	32%	5%	500
Robert Moses Middle School	23%	14%	1,106
Parliament Place School	28%	9%	470
Moriches Elementary School	29%	8%	839
Coram Elementary School	32%	5%	965
Boyle Road Elementary School	34%	3%	335
Tremont Elementary School	32%	4%	503
Tangier Smith Elementary School	26%	10%	731
Lynwood Avenue School	30%	6%	557
Lincoln Avenue Elementary School	28%	8%	422
John F. Kennedy Middle School	26%	10%	806
Hawkins Path School	26%	9%	330
Hampton Bays Elementary School	31%	4%	662
Belmont Elementary School	25%	10%	380
Southampton Intermediate School	18%	16%	354
Great Neck Road Elementary School	27%	7%	454
Gardiner Manor School	29%	5%	740
Cherry Avenue Elementary School	30%	4%	360
Bayview Elementary School	31%	3%	393
West Middle Island School	28%	5%	673
Sycamore Avenue Elementary School	25%	8%	393
Oxhead Road School	25%	8%	406
Twin Pines Elementary School	28%	4%	734
Copiague Middle School	21%	11%	1,098
Saxton Middle School	21%	10%	464
Riley Avenue School	26%	5%	447
Nokomis School	26%	4%	520
Cherokee Street Elementary School	27%	3%	535
North Elementary School	24%	5%	846
Southeast Elementary School	24%	4%	587
Loretta Park Elementary School	24%	4%	632
Birchwood Intermediate School	22%	6%	612
Riverhead Middle School	20%	7%	830
Canaan Elementary School	23%	4%	511
C. E. Walters School	25%	2%	739
Bellport Middle School	17%	10%	925
River Elementary School	21%	5%	299
Eugene Auer Memorial School	26%	0%	287
Commack Road Elementary School	22%	4%	420
Barton Elementary School	21%	5%	450
Terryville Road School	23%	2%	453
John S. Hobart Elementary School	17%	4%	808
Charles A. Mulligan Elementary School	16%	5%	998
Phillips Avenue School	17%	2%	549
Eagle Elementary School	14%	3%	573
William Floyd Learning Center	6%	0%	65
Wainscott School	0%	0%	25
New Suffolk School	0%	0%	11
Jericho Elementary School	0%	0%	406
Fishers Island School	0%	0%	58