Impact of COVID-19 on Merritt Memorial
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 113th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 169th of 1342 Elementary schools | 4.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Merritt Memorial) | 64.9 | 67.2 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cresskill Public School District) | 64.5 | 66.9 | 2.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merritt Memorial) | 71.6 | 69.8 | 1.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cresskill Public School District) | 77.6 | 73.1 | 4.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Merritt Memorial) | 87.7 | 79.6 | 8.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cresskill Public School District) | 91.1 | 83.2 | 7.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Merritt Memorial) | 84.3 | 79.3 | 5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cresskill Public School District) | 82 | 83 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Merritt Memorial) | 93.2 | 67.7 | 25.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cresskill Public School District) | 84.9 | 75.2 | 9.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Merritt Memorial) | 83.6 | 69.8 | 13.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cresskill Public School District) | 77.9 | 77.3 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 46.8 | 40.1 | 6.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 336 | 276 | 17.9% |
African American | 2 | 7 | 250% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 146 | 111 | 24% |
Hispanic | 21 | 16 | 23.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 154 | 132 | 14.3% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 10 | 23.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% |