Impact of COVID-19 on John E. Riley 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 379th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 793rd of 1342 Elementary schools | 31.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (John E. Riley Elementary School) | 59.7 | 24.2 | 35.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Plainfield School District) | 59.5 | 39.6 | 19.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (John E. Riley Elementary School) | 67.2 | 26.5 | 40.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Plainfield School District) | 71 | 45.3 | 25.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (John E. Riley Elementary School) | 73.3 | 49.4 | 23.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Plainfield School District) | 74 | 50.8 | 23.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (John E. Riley Elementary School) | 72.1 | 56.8 | 15.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Plainfield School District) | 64.6 | 46.9 | 17.7% |
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 | 326 | 381 | 16.9% |
African American | 28 | 40 | 42.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 33 | 33 | |
Hispanic | 103 | 159 | 54.4% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 3 | 50% |
White | 140 | 129 | 7.9% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 17 | 15% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 17.2% | 29.4% | 12.2% |