Impact of COVID-19 on Downey
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 925th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 824th of 928 Elementary schools | 9.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Downey) | 18 | 20.8 | 2.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brockton) | 24 | 21.1 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Downey) | 20 | 40.3 | 20.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brockton) | 23 | 21.3 | 1.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Downey) | 20 | 5.7 | 14.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brockton) | 24 | 16.2 | 7.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Downey) | 14 | 17.4 | 3.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Brockton) | 21 | 21.4 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Downey) | 15 | 8.6 | 6.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Brockton) | 28 | 24.2 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Downey) | 22 | 15.2 | 6.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Brockton) | 29 | 16.6 | 12.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Downey) | 19 | 6.3 | 12.7% |
5th Grade Science (Brockton) | 26 | 15.9 | 10.1% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Downey) | 17 | 11.7 | 5.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Brockton) | 27 | 22.5 | 4.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Downey) | 18 | 24.1 | 6.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Brockton) | 23 | 19 | 4% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Downey) | 19 | 6.3 | 12.7% |
All Grades Science (Brockton) | 23 | 17.3 | 5.7% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 615 | 592 | 3.7% |
African American | 339 | 350 | 3.2% |
American Indian | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 7 | 8 | 14.3% |
Hispanic | 108 | 103 | 4.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 118 | 91 | 22.9% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 36 | 2.9% |