Impact of COVID-19 on James B Congdon
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 35th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 605th of 928 Elementary schools | 61.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (James B Congdon) | 80 | 40 | 40% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Bedford) | 48 | 29.3 | 18.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (James B Congdon) | 70 | 33.3 | 36.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Bedford) | 42 | 26.5 | 15.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (James B Congdon) | 74 | 31.6 | 42.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Bedford) | 42 | 23.2 | 18.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (James B Congdon) | 72 | 35.1 | 36.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Bedford) | 40 | 28.7 | 11.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (James B Congdon) | 85 | 19.6 | 65.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Bedford) | 39 | 25.5 | 13.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (James B Congdon) | 100 | 40 | 60% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Bedford) | 41 | 23.9 | 17.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (James B Congdon) | 94 | 35.6 | 58.4% |
5th Grade Science (New Bedford) | 35 | 21.2 | 13.8% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (James B Congdon) | 79 | 31.3 | 47.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (New Bedford) | 35 | 23.6 | 11.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (James B Congdon) | 81 | 37.1 | 43.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (New Bedford) | 32 | 22.1 | 9.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (James B Congdon) | 94 | 35.6 | 58.4% |
All Grades Science (New Bedford) | 25 | 21 | 4% |
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 | 323 | 326 | 0.9% |
African American | 49 | 50 | 2% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 117 | 114 | 2.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 126 | 143 | 13.5% |
Two or More Races | 27 | 16 | 40.7% |