Impact of COVID-19 on South Mountain 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 436th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 295th of 1342 Elementary schools | 10.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Mountain Elementary School) | 62.4 | 61.6 | 0.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Orange-Maplewood School District) | 62.9 | 65.2 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Mountain Elementary School) | 71.3 | 61.6 | 9.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Orange-Maplewood School District) | 68.1 | 58.7 | 9.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Mountain Elementary School) | 70.4 | 74.7 | 4.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Orange-Maplewood School District) | 71.3 | 74.6 | 3.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Mountain Elementary School) | 53.1 | 59.2 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Orange-Maplewood School District) | 60.8 | 58.7 | 2.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Mountain Elementary School) | 68.4 | 73.4 | 5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Orange-Maplewood School District) | 70.3 | 72.5 | 2.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Mountain Elementary School) | 63.6 | 65.9 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Orange-Maplewood School District) | 57.6 | 56.8 | 0.8% |
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 | 605 | 618 | 2.1% |
African American | 81 | 73 | 9.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 28 | 29 | 3.6% |
Hispanic | 50 | 55 | 10% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 387 | 383 | 1% |
Two or More Races | 58 | 76 | 31% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 3.5% | 2.6% | 0.9% |