Impact of COVID-19 on Maxson Middle 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 674th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 690th of 748 Middle schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Maxson Middle School) | 22 | 26.3 | 4.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield Public School District) | 20.5 | 20.6 | 0.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Maxson Middle School) | 11.3 | 11.2 | 0.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Plainfield Public School District) | 10.4 | 11.8 | 1.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Maxson Middle School) | 29.5 | 13.8 | 15.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield Public School District) | 29.7 | 19.6 | 10.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Maxson Middle School) | 8 | 7.8 | 0.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Plainfield Public School District) | 11.5 | 10.4 | 1.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Maxson Middle School) | 26.9 | 19.8 | 7.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield Public School District) | 27.7 | 24 | 3.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Maxson Middle School) | 11.3 | 2 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Plainfield Public School District) | 15.7 | 3.8 | 11.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Maxson Middle School) | 93.8 | 18 | 75.8% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Plainfield Public School District) | 71.4 | 34.9 | 36.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Maxson Middle School) | 93.8 | 18 | 75.8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Plainfield Public School District) | 20.5 | 15.4 | 5.1% |
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 | 726 | 818 | 12.7% |
African American | 218 | 138 | 36.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 498 | 659 | 32.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 3 | 200% |
White | 3 | 10 | 233.3% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 3 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 81.7% | 84.2% | 2.5% |