Impact of COVID-19 on Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)
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 119th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 200th of 501 Middle schools | 16% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 73 | 50 | 23% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield) | 27 | 19 | 8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 65 | 25.6 | 39.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 25 | 11.1 | 13.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 57 | 45.1 | 11.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield) | 18 | 16.2 | 1.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 55 | 40.7 | 14.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 18 | 11.4 | 6.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 68 | 53.1 | 14.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield) | 21 | 20.9 | 0.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 59 | 29.6 | 29.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Springfield) | 19 | 9.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 59 | 40.2 | 18.8% |
8th Grade Science (Springfield) | 15 | 12.2 | 2.8% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 66 | 49.6 | 16.4% |
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 (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 60 | 31.8 | 28.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Springfield) | 25 | 16.3 | 8.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)) | 59 | 40.2 | 18.8% |
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 | 326 | 274 | 16% |
African American | 71 | 58 | 18.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 12 | 10 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 191 | 170 | 11% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 42 | 30 | 28.6% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |