Impact of COVID-19 on Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology
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 186th of 416 High schools | Ranks 160th of 422 High schools | 6.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology) | 61.7 | 63.2 | 1.5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Essex County Schools of Technology) | 61.9 | 60.5 | 1.4% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology) | 34.2 | 25.9 | 8.3% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Essex County Schools of Technology) | 36 | 23.2 | 12.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology) | 50.8 | 40 | 10.8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Essex County Schools of Technology) | 39.3 | 39.8 | 0.5% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology) | 34.4 | 25.7 | 8.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Essex County Schools of Technology) | 36.1 | 23.1 | 13% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Essex County Donald M. Payne Senior School of Technology) | 17 | 37.7 | 20.7% |
End of Course Geometry (Essex County Schools of Technology) | 13.7 | 36.1 | 22.4% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 51.2 | 19% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1268 | 1154 | 9% |
African American | 476 | 523 | 9.9% |
American Indian | 7 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 12 | 8 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 742 | 596 | 19.7% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 2 | 77.8% |
White | 11 | 10 | 9.1% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 12 | 9.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.7% | 82.6% | 24.9% |