Impact of COVID-19 on Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence
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 1252nd of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 1208th of 1342 Elementary schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence) | 29.1 | 26.4 | 2.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Orange School District) | 37.7 | 29.6 | 8.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence) | 25 | 6.4 | 18.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Orange School District) | 33.3 | 23.7 | 9.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence) | 23.2 | 26.9 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (East Orange School District) | 42.7 | 35.9 | 6.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence) | 13.2 | 12.5 | 0.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (East Orange School District) | 20.7 | 18.8 | 1.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence) | 38.2 | 31.3 | 6.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (East Orange School District) | 46.4 | 35.1 | 11.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Edward T. Bowser Senior School of Excellence) | 11 | 8 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (East Orange School District) | 18.8 | 14.3 | 4.5% |
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 | 609 | 520 | 14.6% |
African American | 426 | 276 | 35.2% |
American Indian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 167 | 218 | 30.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 10 | 15 | 50% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 9 | 800% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 62.4% | 65% | 2.6% |