Impact of COVID-19 on Jotham W. Wakeman 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 349th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 285th of 1342 Elementary schools | 4.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jotham W. Wakeman School) | 66 | 75.6 | 9.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools) | 47.4 | 40.3 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jotham W. Wakeman School) | 70.8 | 73.3 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools) | 46.9 | 36 | 10.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jotham W. Wakeman School) | 72.1 | 70.4 | 1.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools) | 55 | 43.1 | 11.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Jotham W. Wakeman School) | 67.8 | 60.3 | 7.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools) | 38.1 | 31.3 | 6.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jotham W. Wakeman School) | 68.2 | 66 | 2.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools) | 49.4 | 44.3 | 5.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Jotham W. Wakeman School) | 65.2 | 53.2 | 12% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools) | 33.8 | 27.7 | 6.1% |
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 | 717 | 598 | 16.6% |
African American | 55 | 64 | 16.4% |
American Indian | 2 | 7 | 250% |
Asian | 284 | 261 | 8.1% |
Hispanic | 301 | 201 | 33.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 68 | 49 | 27.9% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 15 | 114.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 52.4% | 46.7% | 5.8% |