Impact of COVID-19 on Thorntons Ferry 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 64th of 231 Elementary schools | Ranks 140th of 237 Elementary schools | 31.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Thorntons Ferry School) | 71 | 44 | 27% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merrimack School District) | 75 | 56 | 19% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire) | 57 | 52 | 5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Thorntons Ferry School) | 66 | 48 | 18% |
3rd Grade Reading (Merrimack School District) | 64 | 48 | 16% |
3rd Grade Reading (New Hampshire) | 52 | 46 | 6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Thorntons Ferry School) | 63 | 41 | 22% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Merrimack School District) | 63 | 45 | 18% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Hampshire) | 52 | 51 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (Thorntons Ferry School) | 53 | 52 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (Merrimack School District) | 53 | 54 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (New Hampshire) | 55 | 50 | 5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Thorntons Ferry School) | 67 | 43 | 24% |
All Grades Mathematics (Merrimack School District) | 54 | 42 | 12% |
All Grades Mathematics (New Hampshire) | 48 | 42 | 6% |
All Grades Reading (Thorntons Ferry School) | 59 | 50 | 9% |
All Grades Reading (Merrimack School District) | 57 | 54 | 3% |
All Grades Reading (New Hampshire) | 56 | 52 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 528 | 541 | 2.5% |
African American | 9 | 4 | 55.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 11 | 13 | 18.2% |
Hispanic | 9 | 16 | 77.8% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 100% |
White | 477 | 470 | 1.5% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 35 | 94.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 9.5% | 7.8% | 1.7% |