Impact of COVID-19 on Benjamin J Phelps
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 455th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 451st of 928 Elementary schools | 0.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin J Phelps) | 58 | 39.4 | 18.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Agawam) | 56 | 37.6 | 18.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Benjamin J Phelps) | 65 | 45.5 | 19.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Agawam) | 59 | 39.4 | 19.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin J Phelps) | 46 | 41.4 | 4.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Agawam) | 52 | 36.5 | 15.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin J Phelps) | 51 | 50 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Agawam) | 56 | 38.3 | 17.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Benjamin J Phelps) | 51 | 40.3 | 10.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Agawam) | 50 | 37 | 13.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Benjamin J Phelps) | 57 | 47.6 | 9.4% |
All Grades Mathematics (Agawam) | 53 | 34.6 | 18.4% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 348 | 308 | 11.5% |
African American | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 8 | 11 | 37.5% |
Hispanic | 16 | 25 | 56.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 308 | 255 | 17.2% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 9 | 10% |