Impact of COVID-19 on Columbus 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 1179th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 1095th of 1342 Elementary schools | 5.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Columbus Elementary School) | 33.3 | 18.2 | 15.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Carteret Public School District) | 48.7 | 25.6 | 23.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus Elementary School) | 27.8 | 22.8 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Carteret Public School District) | 49.8 | 33.8 | 16% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus Elementary School) | 33.6 | 39.1 | 5.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Carteret Public School District) | 42.3 | 41.8 | 0.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Elementary School) | 30.5 | 24.3 | 6.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Carteret Public School District) | 36.9 | 28.5 | 8.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus Elementary School) | 34.3 | 26 | 8.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Carteret Public School District) | 44.9 | 36.4 | 8.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 49.6 | 8.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Elementary School) | 23.1 | 17 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Carteret Public School District) | 31.9 | 23.4 | 8.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 46.8 | 36 | 10.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 756 | 578 | 23.5% |
African American | 169 | 137 | 18.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 5 | 150% |
Asian | 123 | 104 | 15.4% |
Hispanic | 378 | 263 | 30.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 59 | 57 | 3.4% |
Two or More Races | 24 | 11 | 54.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72.2% | 68.9% | 3.4% |