Impact of COVID-19 on Gilbert Avenue 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 765th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 636th of 1342 Elementary schools | 8.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gilbert Avenue School) | 57.6 | 49.3 | 8.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Elmwood Park School District) | 50.5 | 48.1 | 2.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gilbert Avenue School) | 48.8 | 60.3 | 11.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Elmwood Park School District) | 53.1 | 46.8 | 6.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gilbert Avenue School) | 48.5 | 53.8 | 5.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Elmwood Park School District) | 61.4 | 51.4 | 10% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gilbert Avenue School) | 46.3 | 49.1 | 2.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Elmwood Park School District) | 54.5 | 39.5 | 15% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gilbert Avenue School) | 71.7 | 42.4 | 29.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Elmwood Park School District) | 57.6 | 51.6 | 6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gilbert Avenue School) | 34.1 | 35.6 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Elmwood Park School District) | 35.3 | 33.1 | 2.2% |
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 | 409 | 404 | 1.2% |
African American | 55 | 54 | 1.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 35 | 23 | 34.3% |
Hispanic | 144 | 185 | 28.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 174 | 136 | 21.8% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 5 | 400% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.3% | 33.2% | 9.1% |