Impact of COVID-19 on Palmer River
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 479th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 488th of 928 Elementary schools | 1.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Palmer River) | 47 | 38.6 | 8.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dighton-Rehoboth) | 52 | 43.3 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palmer River) | 46 | 42.1 | 3.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dighton-Rehoboth) | 50 | 44.4 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Palmer River) | 61 | 40.8 | 20.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dighton-Rehoboth) | 62 | 38.9 | 23.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palmer River) | 58 | 45.6 | 12.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Dighton-Rehoboth) | 57 | 44.9 | 12.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Palmer River) | 54 | 39.8 | 14.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Dighton-Rehoboth) | 52 | 41.8 | 10.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Palmer River) | 51 | 43.9 | 7.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Dighton-Rehoboth) | 51 | 42.5 | 8.5% |
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 | 586 | 547 | 6.7% |
African American | 5 | 5 | |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 11 | 8 | 27.3% |
Hispanic | 28 | 27 | 3.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 521 | 491 | 5.8% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 16 | 20% |