Impact of COVID-19 on Shay Elementary
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 258th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 259th of 928 Elementary schools | 0.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shay Elementary) | 71 | 52.3 | 18.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Amesbury) | 65 | 50 | 15% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Shay Elementary) | 57 | 55.4 | 1.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Amesbury) | 50 | 46.2 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Shay Elementary) | 64 | 48.1 | 15.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Amesbury) | 54 | 47.3 | 6.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Shay Elementary) | 62 | 65.4 | 3.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Amesbury) | 53 | 60.7 | 7.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Shay Elementary) | 67 | 50.4 | 16.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Amesbury) | 56 | 42.1 | 13.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Shay Elementary) | 60 | 59.8 | 0.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Amesbury) | 52 | 44.7 | 7.3% |
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 | 374 | 328 | 12.3% |
African American | 5 | 7 | 40% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 25 | 27 | 8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 318 | 282 | 11.3% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 12 | 42.9% |