Impact of COVID-19 on Byam 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 231st of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 313th of 928 Elementary schools | 9.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Byam School) | 61 | 64.1 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chelmsford) | 66 | 59.8 | 6.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Byam School) | 66 | 45.7 | 20.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chelmsford) | 56 | 49.3 | 6.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Byam School) | 71 | 45.5 | 25.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chelmsford) | 65 | 49.4 | 15.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Byam School) | 63 | 49.4 | 13.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chelmsford) | 62 | 58 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Byam School) | 66 | 55 | 11% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Chelmsford) | 68 | 54.7 | 13.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Byam School) | 64 | 47.5 | 16.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Chelmsford) | 62 | 51.2 | 10.8% |
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 | 477 | 501 | 5% |
African American | 8 | 19 | 137.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 56 | 68 | 21.4% |
Hispanic | 33 | 57 | 72.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 358 | 333 | 7% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 24 | 20% |