Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph Metcalf 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 613th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 823rd of 928 Elementary schools | 23.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Metcalf School) | 58 | 38.2 | 19.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Holyoke) | 23 | 13.6 | 9.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joseph Metcalf School) | 55 | 26.5 | 28.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Holyoke) | 14 | 10.9 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Metcalf School) | 28 | 16.7 | 11.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Holyoke) | 15 | 7.4 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Joseph Metcalf School) | 24 | 16.7 | 7.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Holyoke) | 16 | 7.1 | 8.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Joseph Metcalf School) | 47 | 22.5 | 24.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Holyoke) | 18 | 9.4 | 8.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Joseph Metcalf School) | 43 | 16.9 | 26.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Holyoke) | 12 | 6.2 | 5.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 262 | 373 | 42.4% |
African American | 8 | 8 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 154 | 288 | 87% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 92 | 72 | 21.7% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 5 | 28.6% |