The opt-out movement which swept New York state in 2015 appears to have died down in some areas and picked up in others, according to recent statistics released by the New York State Department of Education.

The movement took aim at 3-8 grade state testing, and continued in 2016 with mixed results.

According to statewide figures, the percentage of students who were not tested increased 2 percent from 2015. Approximately 20 percent of students were not tested in 2015, while 22 percent were not tested in 2016.

The 2016 test refusal rate was 21 percent, according to state data.

Across the area, percentages fluctuated above and below this figure.

Bemus Point Central School District saw a 7 percent test-refusal rate for the state math assessments, a decrease of 4 percent from the 2015 figures. For the English language arts assessments, Bemus Point had an 8 percent test-refusal rate, a 3 percent decrease from 2015.

Brocton Central School District did see an increase in the math assessment test-refusal rate from 2015 to 2016, with a reported increase of 4 percent. The district reported a 33 percent test-refusal rate for the math assessments this year, while the district reported a test-refusal rate of 29 percent in 2015.

For the ELA assessments, a slight increase was reported, with 26 percent opting out in 2016 compared to a reported figure of 25 percent from last year.

Cassadaga Valley Central School District reported a 21 percent test-refusal rate for the state math assessments, a decrease from 36 percent in 2015. The 2016 ELA assessment rate for Cassadaga Valley was reported at 20 percent, a 5 percent decrease from 2015.

Chautauqua Lake Central School District saw an increase in math and ELA assessment test-refusals over the past year. The district had a reported rate of 32 percent for the math assessments, and a 26 percent test-refusal rate for the ELA exams. Last year, the district had a math assessment refusal-rate of 18 percent and a 19 percent refusal-rate for the ELA assessments.

Clymer Central School District saw a decrease of 2 percent for the math assessment opt-outs, dropping from 20 percent in 2015 to 18 percent this year. The ELA assessment test-refusal rate saw a more significant decrease from 22 percent in 2015 to 17 percent in 2016.

Dunkirk City School District saw a 2 percent increase in math assessment test-refusal rate from 18 percent in 2015 to 20 percent in 2016. The ELA exam refusal-rate saw a massive jump from 11 percent in 2015 to 51 percent this year.

Falconer Central School District saw a 5 percent decrease in math assessment test-refusals, reporting a 35 percent rate for this year. The ELA test-refusal rate also saw a slight decrease from 35 percent in 2015 to the current percentage of 34 percent.

Forestville Central School District had an increase of 2 percent from last year’s math assessment test-refusal rate, reporting a 31 percent opt-out rate this year. The district also saw an 8 percent increase for the ELA test-refusal rate, reporting a rate of 22 percent this year compared to 13 percent last year.

Frewsburg Central School District had a 21 percent opt-out rate for the math assessments this year, compared to 30 percent last year. The ELA assessment opt-out for 2016 followed suit with a decrease of 5 percent.

The district reported a rate of 21 percent for the 2016 ELA state assessments.

Fredonia Central School District also saw a decrease in both math and ELA assessment test-refusals. The district reported a 51 percent refusal-rate for the math exam and a 47 percent refusal-rate for the ELA exam.

The rates in 2015 were reported as 53 percent and 50 percent respectively.

Gowanda Central School District reported a 15 percent opt-out rate for the ELA assessments in 2016, compared to 24 percent from 2015. The math assessment opt-out rate decreased from 38 percent last year to 19 percent in 2016.

The ELA test-refusal rate remained the same for Jamestown Public Schools District at 2 percent, while the math assessment test-refusal rate dropped from 3 percent to 2 percent this year.

Panama Central School District reported a 5 percent decrease in math assessment opt-outs from last year at 12 percent, and a 2 percent decrease in the ELA assessment opt outs. The district reports a rate of 7 percent for the 2016 ELA assessments.

Pine Valley Central School District saw a 1 percent increase in math assessment opt-outs from 2015 to 2016, reporting a 22 percent rate this year. The district saw a decrease of 2 percent in ELA opt-outs, reporting a 15 percent rate this year.

Sherman Central School District remained the same in both categories from year to year, reporting a 3 percent opt-out rate in both categories this year.

Silver Creek Central School District saw a 1 percent increase in ELA opt-outs from last year with a reported rate of 26 percent in 2016.

However, the district saw a percent decrease in mathematics test-refusals with a reported 30 percent assessment opt-out rate in 2016.

Southwestern Central School District saw a marked decrease from 2015 in math assessment test-refusals with a reported 15 percent rate this year. The district reported a 25 percent rate last year.

The district reported a slight increase from 2015 in the ELA assessment test-refusals with a rate of 13 percent in 2016. Last year, the district reported 12 percent opted out from the ELA exams.

Westfield Academy and Central School District remained the same for 2016 math assessment test-refusal rate as last year. The district reported a 45 percent rate this year.

However, the district saw a decrease of 3 percent for the ELA assessment from 2015 with a reported rate of 41 percent for 2016.