Impact of COVID-19 on Athol Community Elementary School
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 766th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 846th of 928 Elementary schools | 9.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Athol Community Elementary School) | 49 | 18.5 | 30.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Athol-Royalston) | 51 | 18.7 | 32.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Athol Community Elementary School) | 37 | 19.8 | 17.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Athol-Royalston) | 37 | 22.2 | 14.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Athol Community Elementary School) | 34 | 17.3 | 16.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Athol-Royalston) | 38 | 16.3 | 21.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Athol Community Elementary School) | 29 | 20.2 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Athol-Royalston) | 30 | 19.3 | 10.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Athol Community Elementary School) | 42 | 17.8 | 24.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Athol-Royalston) | 37 | 24.8 | 12.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Athol Community Elementary School) | 33 | 20 | 13% |
All Grades Mathematics (Athol-Royalston) | 36 | 21.9 | 14.1% |
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 | 567 | 572 | 0.9% |
African American | 9 | 14 | 55.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 12 | 7 | 41.7% |
Hispanic | 58 | 78 | 34.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 467 | 449 | 3.9% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 24 | 14.3% |