Impact of COVID-19 on Benjamin Friedman Middle
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 264th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 248th of 501 Middle schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 43 | 35.8 | 7.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Taunton) | 38 | 26.4 | 11.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 32 | 19.3 | 12.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Taunton) | 32 | 22.4 | 9.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 40 | 27.2 | 12.8% |
5th Grade Science (Taunton) | 35 | 24.9 | 10.1% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 55 | 47.9 | 7.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Taunton) | 37 | 34.9 | 2.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 43 | 21 | 22% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Taunton) | 36 | 20.8 | 15.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 54 | 49.2 | 4.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Taunton) | 34 | 37 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 38 | 24.7 | 13.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Taunton) | 28 | 21 | 7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 51 | 44.4 | 6.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Taunton) | 37 | 30.1 | 6.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 38 | 21.7 | 16.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Taunton) | 35 | 22.5 | 12.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Benjamin Friedman Middle) | 40 | 27.2 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Taunton) | 36 | 23.8 | 12.2% |
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 | 777 | 730 | 6% |
African American | 75 | 133 | 77.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 71 | 99 | 39.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 585 | 453 | 22.6% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 37 | 5.1% |