Impact of COVID-19 on Edward J. Patten 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 1010th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 1147th of 1342 Elementary schools | 11.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Edward J. Patten Elementary School) | 41 | 25 | 16% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 41.6 | 20.8 | 20.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Edward J. Patten Elementary School) | 40.2 | 18.7 | 21.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 39.6 | 20.6 | 19% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Edward J. Patten Elementary School) | 46.1 | 26.2 | 19.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 53.3 | 30.7 | 22.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Edward J. Patten Elementary School) | 37.9 | 20.2 | 17.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 39.5 | 18.7 | 20.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 914 | 618 | 32.4% |
African American | 90 | 58 | 35.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 6 | 20% |
Hispanic | 797 | 538 | 32.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 16 | 13 | 18.8% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 3 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 87.3% | 82.8% | 4.5% |