Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph A. Taub 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 630th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 614th of 748 Middle schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph A. Taub School) | 41.1 | 25.3 | 15.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Paterson Public School District) | 32 | 24 | 8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Joseph A. Taub School) | 13.8 | 9.6 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Paterson Public School District) | 17.3 | 10.1 | 7.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph A. Taub School) | 32.9 | 32 | 0.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Paterson Public School District) | 37 | 31 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Joseph A. Taub School) | 16.7 | 13.7 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Paterson Public School District) | 16.8 | 11 | 5.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph A. Taub School) | 37.3 | 31.5 | 5.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Paterson Public School District) | 38.1 | 32.3 | 5.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Joseph A. Taub School) | 6.3 | 10.9 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Paterson Public School District) | 9.7 | 5.6 | 4.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Joseph A. Taub School) | 73 | 50 | 23% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Paterson Public School District) | 59.7 | 33 | 26.7% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Joseph A. Taub School) | 73 | 50 | 23% |
End of Course Algebra I (Paterson Public School District) | 15.4 | 8.9 | 6.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 696 | 978 | 40.5% |
African American | 103 | 127 | 23.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 224 | 240 | 7.1% |
Hispanic | 355 | 578 | 62.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 13 | 32 | 146.2% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 78.6% | 51.3% | 27.3% |