Impact of COVID-19 on Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial 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 697th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 447th of 928 Elementary schools | 25.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 49 | 30.4 | 18.6% |
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 (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 53 | 34.8 | 18.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 30 | 20.7 | 9.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 40 | 44.7 | 4.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield) | 33 | 21 | 12% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 53 | 47.4 | 5.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 28 | 22.9 | 5.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 36 | 57.1 | 21.1% |
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 (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 17 | 51.4 | 34.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 30 | 19.8 | 10.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 21 | 48.6 | 27.6% |
5th Grade Science (Springfield) | 29 | 23.8 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 41 | 42.9 | 1.9% |
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 (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 41 | 43.7 | 2.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Springfield) | 25 | 16.3 | 8.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School) | 21 | 48.6 | 27.6% |
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 | 338 | 298 | 11.8% |
African American | 52 | 46 | 11.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 20 | 26 | 30% |
Hispanic | 186 | 161 | 13.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 68 | 48 | 29.4% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 16 | 33.3% |