Impact of COVID-19 on Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary 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 860th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 910th of 928 Elementary schools | 6.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 46 | 12.3 | 33.7% |
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 (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 29 | 4.6 | 24.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Bedford) | 42 | 26.5 | 15.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 26 | 13.5 | 12.5% |
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 (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 7 | 15.4 | 8.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Bedford) | 40 | 28.7 | 11.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 31 | 14 | 17% |
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 (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 30 | 2 | 28% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Bedford) | 41 | 23.9 | 17.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 22 | 6.1 | 15.9% |
5th Grade Science (New Bedford) | 35 | 21.2 | 13.8% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 34 | 13.2 | 20.8% |
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 (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 22 | 7.2 | 14.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (New Bedford) | 32 | 22.1 | 9.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School) | 22 | 6.1 | 15.9% |
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 | 413 | 403 | 2.4% |
African American | 47 | 34 | 27.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 252 | 236 | 6.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 101 | 107 | 5.9% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 22 | 69.2% |