Impact of COVID-19 on Ben Franklin Elementary
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 840th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 630th of 1342 Elementary schools | 14.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ben Franklin Elementary) | 45.5 | 45.8 | 0.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Township Public School District) | 56.6 | 52.8 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ben Franklin Elementary) | 51.7 | 45.9 | 5.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Township Public School District) | 55.6 | 53.7 | 1.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 399 | 335 | 16% |
African American | 58 | 44 | 24.1% |
American Indian | 4 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 116 | 79 | 31.9% |
Hispanic | 49 | 57 | 16.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 156 | 139 | 10.9% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 15 | 6.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 16.5% | 12.8% | 3.7% |