Impact of COVID-19 on Wm L Foster 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 10th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 50th of 928 Elementary schools | 4.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 86 | 66.7 | 19.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hingham) | 79 | 75.2 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 74 | 61.3 | 12.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hingham) | 71 | 68.7 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 82 | 66.1 | 15.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hingham) | 78 | 69 | 9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 80 | 72.6 | 7.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Hingham) | 74 | 77.7 | 3.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 87 | 86.5 | 0.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hingham) | 80 | 77.8 | 2.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 90 | 89.2 | 0.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Hingham) | 78 | 78.8 | 0.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 91 | 86.1 | 4.9% |
5th Grade Science (Hingham) | 82 | 79.9 | 2.1% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 85 | 73.4 | 11.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Hingham) | 83 | 74.4 | 8.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 82 | 74.1 | 7.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Hingham) | 74 | 71.1 | 2.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Wm L Foster Elementary) | 91 | 86.1 | 4.9% |
All Grades Science (Hingham) | 79 | 70.9 | 8.1% |
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 | 480 | 403 | 16% |
African American | 2 | 4 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 10 | 7 | 30% |
Hispanic | 27 | 15 | 44.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 422 | 348 | 17.5% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 28 | 47.4% |