Impact of COVID-19 on Somerville 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 21st of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 37th of 1342 Elementary schools | 1.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Somerville Elementary School) | 89.2 | 83.3 | 5.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ridgewood Public School District) | 82.2 | 79.3 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Somerville Elementary School) | 92.4 | 83.3 | 9.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Public School District) | 86.4 | 84.7 | 1.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville Elementary School) | 89.5 | 90.7 | 1.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgewood Public School District) | 84.8 | 86 | 1.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Somerville Elementary School) | 87.5 | 84.1 | 3.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Public School District) | 82.3 | 79.6 | 2.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville Elementary School) | 87.1 | 90.9 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgewood Public School District) | 87.9 | 86 | 1.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Somerville Elementary School) | 80.3 | 75 | 5.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Public School District) | 82.8 | 77.3 | 5.5% |
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 | 420 | 367 | 12.6% |
African American | 5 | 7 | 40% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 71 | 71 | |
Hispanic | 37 | 35 | 5.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 264 | 224 | 15.2% |
Two or More Races | 42 | 30 | 28.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% |