Impact of COVID-19 on Birches 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 617th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 469th of 1342 Elementary schools | 10.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Birches Elementary School) | 48.2 | 44 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington Township School District) | 45.9 | 40.9 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Birches Elementary School) | 62.9 | 66.7 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Washington Township School District) | 56.2 | 60 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Birches Elementary School) | 65.9 | 60.5 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington Township School District) | 50.4 | 54.5 | 4.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Birches Elementary School) | 59.1 | 54.3 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Washington Township School District) | 52.5 | 49 | 3.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Birches Elementary School) | 55.1 | 69.5 | 14.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington Township School District) | 57.3 | 62 | 4.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Birches Elementary School) | 54.1 | 47.9 | 6.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Washington Township School District) | 54 | 39.1 | 14.9% |
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 | 453 | 457 | 0.9% |
African American | 25 | 26 | 4% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 22 | 16 | 27.3% |
Hispanic | 39 | 38 | 2.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 352 | 357 | 1.4% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 20 | 42.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 20.1% | 16% | 4.1% |