Impact of COVID-19 on Benjamin G Brown
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 8th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 148th of 928 Elementary schools | 15.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin G Brown) | 90 | 70.3 | 19.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Somerville) | 48 | 42.1 | 5.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Benjamin G Brown) | 76 | 59.5 | 16.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Somerville) | 42 | 34.8 | 7.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin G Brown) | 88 | 80 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville) | 45 | 35 | 10% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin G Brown) | 85 | 66.7 | 18.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Somerville) | 43 | 32 | 11% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin G Brown) | 89 | 63.2 | 25.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville) | 49 | 40.4 | 8.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin G Brown) | 80 | 47.4 | 32.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Somerville) | 46 | 33.9 | 12.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Benjamin G Brown) | 86 | 52.6 | 33.4% |
5th Grade Science (Somerville) | 40 | 36.3 | 3.7% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Benjamin G Brown) | 89 | 72.1 | 16.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Somerville) | 49 | 38.7 | 10.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Benjamin G Brown) | 81 | 59.3 | 21.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Somerville) | 44 | 33.2 | 10.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Benjamin G Brown) | 86 | 52.6 | 33.4% |
All Grades Science (Somerville) | 38 | 36.1 | 1.9% |
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 | 229 | 211 | 7.9% |
African American | 8 | 14 | 75% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 25 | 20 | 20% |
Hispanic | 20 | 15 | 25% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 152 | 127 | 16.4% |
Two or More Races | 22 | 35 | 59.1% |