Impact of COVID-19 on Garfield Elementary 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 901st of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 1078th of 1342 Elementary schools | 14.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School) | 45.9 | 22 | 23.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kearny) | 49.7 | 31.9 | 17.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School) | 42.2 | 28 | 14.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kearny) | 51.5 | 33 | 18.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School) | 30 | 21.4 | 8.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kearny) | 55 | 41.5 | 13.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School) | 42 | 22.7 | 19.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kearny) | 46.9 | 28.2 | 18.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School) | 56.9 | 34.3 | 22.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kearny) | 59.6 | 41.9 | 17.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School) | 53.3 | 19.7 | 33.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kearny) | 37 | 17.5 | 19.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 46.8 | 40.1 | 6.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School) | 46.8 | 31.3 | 15.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kearny) | 50 | 38.4 | 11.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School) | 32.5 | 16.7 | 15.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kearny) | 29.3 | 21.3 | 8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 501 | 439 | 12.4% |
African American | 10 | 8 | 20% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 18 | 15 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 290 | 289 | 0.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 173 | 118 | 31.8% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 7 | 22.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 55.1% | 63.3% | 8.2% |