Impact of COVID-19 on Howard C Reiche Community 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 207th of 258 Elementary schools | Ranks 253rd of 290 Elementary schools | 7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades English Language Arts (Howard C Reiche Community School) | 50.3 | 69.7 | 19.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Portland Public Schools) | 55.4 | 80.5 | 25.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Maine) | 55.9 | 83.8 | 27.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Howard C Reiche Community School) | 26.5 | 59.7 | 33.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Portland Public Schools) | 35 | 70.8 | 35.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Maine) | 35.7 | 81.3 | 45.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 441 | 427 | 3.2% |
African American | 178 | 145 | 18.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 10 | 8 | 20% |
Hispanic | 69 | 103 | 49.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 159 | 154 | 3.1% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 17 | 32% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.1% | 62.8% | 4.4% |