Impact of COVID-19 on Bates
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 682nd of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 591st of 928 Elementary schools | 8.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bates) | 48 | 32.3 | 15.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Salem) | 48 | 30.5 | 17.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bates) | 41 | 21.5 | 19.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Salem) | 36 | 23.3 | 12.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bates) | 34 | 43.1 | 9.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Salem) | 40 | 27.4 | 12.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bates) | 55 | 49 | 6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Salem) | 35 | 26.7 | 8.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bates) | 30 | 31.7 | 1.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Salem) | 38 | 31.2 | 6.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bates) | 30 | 35 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Salem) | 31 | 23.1 | 7.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Bates) | 49 | 39 | 10% |
5th Grade Science (Salem) | 45 | 33.8 | 11.2% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Bates) | 37 | 35.2 | 1.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Salem) | 41 | 27.9 | 13.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Bates) | 42 | 34.1 | 7.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Salem) | 35 | 21.2 | 13.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Bates) | 49 | 39 | 10% |
All Grades Science (Salem) | 39 | 28.6 | 10.4% |
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 | 389 | 374 | 3.9% |
African American | 34 | 27 | 20.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
Hispanic | 118 | 149 | 26.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 208 | 175 | 15.9% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 16 | 23.8% |