Impact of COVID-19 on Justus C. Richardson Middle 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 240th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 264th of 501 Middle schools | 4.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 51 | 45.3 | 5.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Dracut) | 50 | 44.9 | 5.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 55 | 38.3 | 16.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Dracut) | 54 | 38 | 16% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 51 | 32.4 | 18.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Dracut) | 51 | 31.4 | 19.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 44 | 30.4 | 13.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Dracut) | 43 | 30.1 | 12.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 52 | 34.6 | 17.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dracut) | 51 | 34.6 | 16.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 42 | 31.8 | 10.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Dracut) | 41 | 31.4 | 9.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 40 | 31.2 | 8.8% |
8th Grade Science (Dracut) | 40 | 30.8 | 9.2% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 51 | 37.2 | 13.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Dracut) | 54 | 39.2 | 14.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 47 | 33.3 | 13.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Dracut) | 45 | 36.2 | 8.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Justus C. Richardson Middle School) | 40 | 31.2 | 8.8% |
All Grades Science (Dracut) | 45 | 38.1 | 6.9% |
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 | 901 | 848 | 5.9% |
African American | 52 | 58 | 11.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 65 | 71 | 9.2% |
Hispanic | 97 | 131 | 35.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 674 | 570 | 15.4% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 16 | 45.5% |