Impact of COVID-19 on Plum Cove 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 249th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 236th of 928 Elementary schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Plum Cove School) | 82 | 48.4 | 33.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester) | 56 | 35.4 | 20.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plum Cove School) | 68 | 45.2 | 22.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gloucester) | 44 | 31 | 13% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Plum Cove School) | 50 | 58.3 | 8.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester) | 48 | 45.7 | 2.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Plum Cove School) | 68 | 69.4 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gloucester) | 47 | 48.3 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Plum Cove School) | 72 | 66.7 | 5.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gloucester) | 57 | 40.5 | 16.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Plum Cove School) | 55 | 61.1 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gloucester) | 53 | 33.7 | 19.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Plum Cove School) | 57 | 47.2 | 9.8% |
5th Grade Science (Gloucester) | 52 | 34.8 | 17.2% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Plum Cove School) | 69 | 58.3 | 10.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Gloucester) | 48 | 38.2 | 9.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Plum Cove School) | 63 | 59.2 | 3.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Gloucester) | 43 | 33.7 | 9.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Plum Cove School) | 57 | 47.2 | 9.8% |
All Grades Science (Gloucester) | 44 | 35.7 | 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 | 208 | 203 | 2.4% |
African American | 4 | 1 | 75% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 9 | 13 | 44.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 191 | 175 | 8.4% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 14 | 366.7% |