Impact of COVID-19 on Watchung 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 244th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 283rd of 1342 Elementary schools | 3.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watchung Elementary School) | 71 | 56.4 | 14.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Montclair Public School District) | 63.1 | 62 | 1.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Watchung Elementary School) | 79.7 | 63.4 | 16.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Montclair Public School District) | 68.9 | 64 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Watchung Elementary School) | 78.8 | 77.2 | 1.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Montclair Public School District) | 68.6 | 72 | 3.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Watchung Elementary School) | 75.7 | 62.1 | 13.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Montclair Public School District) | 64.3 | 63.3 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Watchung Elementary School) | 64.3 | 64.7 | 0.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Montclair Public School District) | 70.4 | 78.9 | 8.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Watchung Elementary School) | 70 | 64.7 | 5.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Montclair Public School District) | 60.2 | 62.9 | 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 | 425 | 394 | 7.3% |
African American | 68 | 43 | 36.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 31 | 32 | 3.2% |
Hispanic | 58 | 58 | |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 232 | 218 | 6% |
Two or More Races | 33 | 42 | 27.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 10.4% | 9.9% | 0.5% |