Impact of COVID-19 on Alice B Beal Elementary
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 472nd of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 564th of 928 Elementary schools | 10.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 56 | 53.1 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Springfield) | 41 | 25.6 | 15.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 35 | 43.8 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 30 | 20.7 | 9.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 55 | 33.3 | 21.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield) | 33 | 21 | 12% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 67 | 27.1 | 39.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 28 | 22.9 | 5.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 59 | 42.4 | 16.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield) | 37 | 27.6 | 9.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 41 | 27.3 | 13.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 30 | 19.8 | 10.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 52 | 36.4 | 15.6% |
5th Grade Science (Springfield) | 29 | 23.8 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 56 | 41.6 | 14.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Springfield) | 30 | 21.9 | 8.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 48 | 31.9 | 16.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Springfield) | 25 | 16.3 | 8.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Alice B Beal Elementary) | 52 | 36.4 | 15.6% |
All Grades Science (Springfield) | 23 | 18.1 | 4.9% |
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 | 253 | 299 | 18.2% |
African American | 40 | 56 | 40% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 30 | 25 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 138 | 164 | 18.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 38 | 39 | 2.6% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 14 | 100% |