Impact of COVID-19 on J Spencer Smith 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 126th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 27th of 1342 Elementary schools | 7.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (J Spencer Smith School) | 81.1 | 78.2 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tenafly Public School District) | 74.4 | 76.2 | 1.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (J Spencer Smith School) | 70.8 | 87.2 | 16.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tenafly Public School District) | 76.2 | 85.9 | 9.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (J Spencer Smith School) | 85.3 | 90.5 | 5.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tenafly Public School District) | 83.7 | 81.6 | 2.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (J Spencer Smith School) | 82.6 | 86 | 3.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Tenafly Public School District) | 82.3 | 79.9 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (J Spencer Smith School) | 80.6 | 84.6 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tenafly Public School District) | 86.2 | 86.2 | |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (J Spencer Smith School) | 74.2 | 79.4 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Tenafly Public School District) | 82.3 | 80.8 | 1.5% |
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 | 374 | 347 | 7.2% |
African American | 11 | 5 | 54.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 114 | 121 | 6.1% |
Hispanic | 16 | 18 | 12.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 214 | 187 | 12.6% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 16 | 15.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% |