Impact of COVID-19 on Belleville PS8
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 1039th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 1185th of 1342 Elementary schools | 11.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS8) | 56.4 | 25 | 31.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District) | 49.1 | 32.6 | 16.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS8) | 18.1 | 8.2 | 9.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District) | 41.2 | 27.8 | 13.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS8) | 41.2 | 41.4 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District) | 56 | 45.7 | 10.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS8) | 14.3 | 13.2 | 1.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District) | 34 | 29.2 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS8) | 46 | 24.6 | 21.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District) | 53.2 | 43.9 | 9.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS8) | 29.1 | 6.2 | 22.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District) | 28 | 21.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 46.8 | 40.1 | 6.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville PS8) | 46.2 | 14.9 | 31.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Belleville Public School District) | 55.5 | 45.6 | 9.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Belleville PS8) | 27.5 | 6.5 | 21% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Belleville Public School District) | 31.2 | 20.6 | 10.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 502 | 494 | 1.6% |
African American | 52 | 51 | 1.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 17 | 11 | 35.3% |
Hispanic | 378 | 379 | 0.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 50 | 44 | 12% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 7 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 54.6% | 59.1% | 4.5% |