Impact of COVID-19 on Samuel Watson
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 919th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 811th of 928 Elementary schools | 10.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Samuel Watson) | 24 | 23.1 | 0.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fall River) | 38 | 23.8 | 14.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Samuel Watson) | 10 | 26.9 | 16.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fall River) | 36 | 24.3 | 11.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel Watson) | 19 | 7.7 | 11.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fall River) | 35 | 20.2 | 14.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Samuel Watson) | 15 | 15.8 | 0.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Fall River) | 36 | 29.1 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel Watson) | 26 | 38.7 | 12.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fall River) | 35 | 26.2 | 8.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Samuel Watson) | 21 | 6.5 | 14.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Fall River) | 30 | 21 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Samuel Watson) | 19 | 16.1 | 2.9% |
5th Grade Science (Fall River) | 26 | 22.7 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Samuel Watson) | 23 | 21.9 | 1.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fall River) | 33 | 21.9 | 11.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Samuel Watson) | 16 | 15.8 | 0.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Fall River) | 32 | 19.5 | 12.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Samuel Watson) | 19 | 16.1 | 2.9% |
All Grades Science (Fall River) | 26 | 17.7 | 8.3% |
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 | 299 | 242 | 19.1% |
African American | 26 | 28 | 7.7% |
American Indian | 4 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 5 | 6 | 20% |
Hispanic | 72 | 77 | 6.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 146 | 93 | 36.3% |
Two or More Races | 46 | 36 | 21.7% |