Impact of COVID-19 on Houghton 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 181st of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 200th of 928 Elementary schools | 2.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Houghton Elementary) | 72 | 66.7 | 5.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 72 | 55.2 | 16.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Houghton Elementary) | 68 | 61.3 | 6.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wachusett) | 62 | 47 | 15% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Houghton Elementary) | 76 | 52.2 | 23.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 64 | 46.8 | 17.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Houghton Elementary) | 57 | 53.7 | 3.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wachusett) | 61 | 53.6 | 7.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Houghton Elementary) | 72 | 59.9 | 12.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wachusett) | 68 | 54.5 | 13.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Houghton Elementary) | 62 | 57.8 | 4.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Wachusett) | 64 | 54.1 | 9.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 361 | 328 | 9.1% |
African American | 9 | 10 | 11.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 7 | 10 | 42.9% |
Hispanic | 22 | 45 | 104.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 315 | 251 | 20.3% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 12 | 50% |