Impact of COVID-19 on Columbus 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 457th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 524th of 1342 Elementary schools | 5.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Columbus School) | 76.1 | 59.1 | 17% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District) | 73.3 | 64.3 | 9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus School) | 56.5 | 39.1 | 17.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District) | 64.7 | 46.8 | 17.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus School) | 77.5 | 75 | 2.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District) | 79.2 | 74.3 | 4.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus School) | 48.8 | 68.4 | 19.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District) | 63.9 | 50.9 | 13% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus School) | 69.5 | 62.5 | 7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lodi School District) | 60.7 | 72.7 | 12% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus School) | 63.2 | 48.8 | 14.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lodi School District) | 39 | 49.6 | 10.6% |
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 | 221 | 257 | 16.3% |
African American | 14 | 19 | 35.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 11 | 20 | 81.8% |
Hispanic | 133 | 151 | 13.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 58 | 62 | 6.9% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 5 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.9% | 51.8% | 2.9% |