Impact of COVID-19 on J. Ackerman Coles 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 266th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 134th of 1342 Elementary schools | 9.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School) | 73.1 | 72.3 | 0.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District) | 69.2 | 63.1 | 6.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School) | 83.3 | 75.2 | 8.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District) | 75.3 | 73.3 | 2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School) | 69.9 | 75.3 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District) | 76 | 72.7 | 3.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School) | 65.5 | 73.2 | 7.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District) | 71.1 | 71.9 | 0.8% |
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 | 552 | 535 | 3.1% |
African American | 32 | 28 | 12.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 76 | 70 | 7.9% |
Hispanic | 69 | 61 | 11.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 356 | 349 | 2% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 24 | 26.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 2% | 1.5% | 0.5% |