Impact of COVID-19 on Putnam Avenue Upper 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 328th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 155th of 501 Middle schools | 34.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 50 | 62.8 | 12.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge) | 55 | 54.6 | 0.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 30 | 48.1 | 18.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cambridge) | 45 | 46.6 | 1.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 47 | 44.7 | 2.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge) | 49 | 56.8 | 7.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 41 | 44.6 | 3.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cambridge) | 50 | 44.7 | 5.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 46 | 53.1 | 7.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cambridge) | 61 | 55.3 | 5.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 28 | 39.5 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cambridge) | 55 | 46.5 | 8.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 29 | 31.3 | 2.3% |
8th Grade Science (Cambridge) | 45 | 43 | 2% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 47 | 53.6 | 6.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Cambridge) | 60 | 58.6 | 1.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 32 | 44 | 12% |
All Grades Mathematics (Cambridge) | 53 | 53.4 | 0.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Putnam Avenue Upper School) | 29 | 31.3 | 2.3% |
All Grades Science (Cambridge) | 49 | 50.8 | 1.8% |
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 | 271 | 251 | 7.4% |
African American | 98 | 77 | 21.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 3 | |
Asian | 38 | 40 | 5.3% |
Hispanic | 38 | 31 | 18.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 70 | 66 | 5.7% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 34 | 30.8% |