Impact of COVID-19 on George Washington 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 85th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 109th of 748 Middle schools | 3.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (George Washington Middle School) | 80.3 | 80.2 | 0.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgewood Public School District) | 80.2 | 80.6 | 0.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (George Washington Middle School) | 76.7 | 68.3 | 8.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Public School District) | 73.4 | 64 | 9.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (George Washington Middle School) | 84.7 | 82.6 | 2.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgewood Public School District) | 84.7 | 81.8 | 2.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (George Washington Middle School) | 74 | 61.6 | 12.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Public School District) | 72.6 | 66.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (George Washington Middle School) | 84.8 | 81.7 | 3.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgewood Public School District) | 85.8 | 81.1 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (George Washington Middle School) | 9.5 | 0 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Public School District) | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 15.4 | 13.9% |
8th Grade Algebra I (George Washington Middle School) | 75.7 | 100 | 24.3% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Ridgewood Public School District) | 73.3 | 96.1 | 22.8% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
8th Grade Geometry (George Washington Middle School) | 94.5 | 30.3 | 64.2% |
8th Grade Geometry (Ridgewood Public School District) | 97.2 | 28 | 69.2% |
8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 93.4 | 80.8 | 12.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (George Washington Middle School) | 77.4 | 100 | 22.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Ridgewood Public School District) | 70 | 67.7 | 2.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (George Washington Middle School) | 94.7 | 39.3 | 55.4% |
End of Course Geometry (Ridgewood Public School District) | 60.9 | 35.1 | 25.8% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 51.2 | 19% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 709 | 641 | 9.6% |
African American | 8 | 13 | 62.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 106 | 109 | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 62 | 68 | 9.7% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 478 | 388 | 18.8% |
Two or More Races | 53 | 63 | 18.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 1.8% | 3.4% | 1.6% |