Impact of COVID-19 on Watsessing Elementary 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 1025th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 597th of 1342 Elementary schools | 30.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watsessing Elementary School) | 36.6 | 50 | 13.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District) | 52.8 | 50.6 | 2.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Watsessing Elementary School) | 36.6 | 51.5 | 14.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District) | 54.9 | 47.9 | 7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Watsessing Elementary School) | 48.7 | 50 | 1.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District) | 62.9 | 59.4 | 3.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Watsessing Elementary School) | 46.2 | 54.4 | 8.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District) | 50.1 | 49 | 1.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Watsessing Elementary School) | 43.1 | 73 | 29.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District) | 62.7 | 61.8 | 0.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Watsessing Elementary School) | 29.4 | 48.6 | 19.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District) | 48.8 | 36.5 | 12.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 46.8 | 40.1 | 6.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Watsessing Elementary School) | 37.7 | 28.2 | 9.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bloomfield Township School District) | 57.3 | 56.5 | 0.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Watsessing Elementary School) | 29 | 30.8 | 1.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Bloomfield Township School District) | 38.2 | 33.1 | 5.1% |
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 | 315 | 305 | 3.2% |
African American | 124 | 105 | 15.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 13 | 18 | 38.5% |
Hispanic | 123 | 138 | 12.2% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 3 | 25% |
White | 50 | 36 | 28% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 4 | 300% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59.7% | 35.4% | 24.3% |