Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph J Catena 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 636th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 424th of 1342 Elementary schools | 15.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joseph J Catena School) | 50.6 | 34.6 | 16% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Freehold Township School District) | 61.5 | 50.7 | 10.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joseph J Catena School) | 58.1 | 51.2 | 6.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Freehold Township School District) | 68.2 | 60.7 | 7.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph J Catena School) | 51.6 | 63.6 | 12% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Freehold Township School District) | 56.9 | 62 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Joseph J Catena School) | 57.9 | 64.8 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Freehold Township School District) | 63.1 | 61.6 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph J Catena School) | 61.9 | 76.5 | 14.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Freehold Township School District) | 69.5 | 71.7 | 2.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Joseph J Catena School) | 56.7 | 62.4 | 5.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Freehold Township School District) | 60.1 | 63 | 2.9% |
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 | 488 | 447 | 8.4% |
African American | 25 | 18 | 28% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 45 | 41 | 8.9% |
Hispanic | 43 | 47 | 9.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 362 | 323 | 10.8% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 17 | 41.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 11.5% | 9.8% | 1.6% |