Impact of COVID-19 on Chester Elementary
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 543rd of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 436th of 928 Elementary schools | 10.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chester Elementary) | 60 | 58.8 | 1.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gateway) | 51 | 42.1 | 8.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chester Elementary) | 37 | 56.3 | 19.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gateway) | 38 | 33.9 | 4.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chester Elementary) | 47 | 26.3 | 20.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gateway) | 42 | 34.4 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chester Elementary) | 34 | 47.4 | 13.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gateway) | 35 | 42.6 | 7.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chester Elementary) | 56 | 33.3 | 22.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gateway) | 52 | 29.4 | 22.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Chester Elementary) | 50 | 50 | |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gateway) | 43 | 29.9 | 13.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Chester Elementary) | 56 | 41.7 | 14.3% |
5th Grade Science (Gateway) | 56 | 35.3 | 20.7% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Chester Elementary) | 55 | 39.6 | 15.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Gateway) | 46 | 30.6 | 15.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Chester Elementary) | 40 | 51.1 | 11.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Gateway) | 36 | 28.7 | 7.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Chester Elementary) | 56 | 41.7 | 14.3% |
All Grades Science (Gateway) | 50 | 32.9 | 17.1% |
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 | 118 | 125 | 5.9% |
African American | 1 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 109 | 119 | 9.2% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 2 | 100% |