Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School) | 86.2 | 67.6 | 18.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lyndhurst Public School District) | 80.4 | 61.1 | 19.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School) | 56.9 | 56.7 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lyndhurst Public School District) | 57.3 | 48.9 | 8.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School) | 77.4 | 77.6 | 0.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lyndhurst Public School District) | 70.8 | 68.9 | 1.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School) | 43.6 | 37 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lyndhurst Public School District) | 43.6 | 34.8 | 8.8% |
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 | 272 | 237 | 12.9% |
African American | 12 | 6 | 50% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 7 | 7 | |
Hispanic | 85 | 99 | 16.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 161 | 112 | 30.4% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 12 | 71.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.4% | 34.2% | 1.8% |