Impact of COVID-19 on Virgil I. Grissom 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 599th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 554th of 1342 Elementary schools | 2.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School) | 62.2 | 41.5 | 20.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Old Bridge Township School District) | 63.7 | 52.8 | 10.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School) | 67.5 | 51.3 | 16.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Old Bridge Township School District) | 71.3 | 55.5 | 15.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School) | 65.1 | 46.7 | 18.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Old Bridge Township School District) | 70.7 | 64.3 | 6.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School) | 41.9 | 33.3 | 8.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Old Bridge Township School District) | 59.4 | 53.1 | 6.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School) | 69.6 | 80 | 10.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Old Bridge Township School District) | 71.1 | 69.7 | 1.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School) | 45.7 | 63.3 | 17.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Old Bridge Township School District) | 58.6 | 55.9 | 2.7% |
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 | 229 | 182 | 20.5% |
African American | 19 | 15 | 21.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 24 | 15 | 37.5% |
Hispanic | 33 | 38 | 15.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 147 | 101 | 31.3% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 11 | 83.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 22.3% | 15.9% | 6.3% |