Impact of COVID-19 on Fords Middle 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 551st of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 522nd of 748 Middle schools | 4.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Fords Middle School) | 29.6 | 30.9 | 1.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District) | 44.4 | 36.9 | 7.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Fords Middle School) | 29 | 24.8 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District) | 35.8 | 33.4 | 2.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Fords Middle School) | 41.4 | 31.2 | 10.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District) | 50.7 | 39.2 | 11.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Fords Middle School) | 32.7 | 18.6 | 14.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District) | 41.7 | 30.7 | 11% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Fords Middle School) | 40.2 | 32.7 | 7.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Woodbridge Township School District) | 49.5 | 41.5 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Fords Middle School) | 23.6 | 21.4 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Woodbridge Township School District) | 24 | 23.5 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Fords Middle School) | 97.5 | 100 | 2.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Woodbridge Township School District) | 92.9 | 96.5 | 3.6% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Fords Middle School) | 97.5 | 100 | 2.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Woodbridge Township School District) | 48.1 | 36.7 | 11.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 653 | 593 | 9.2% |
African American | 68 | 77 | 13.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 96 | 79 | 17.7% |
Hispanic | 292 | 296 | 1.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 187 | 128 | 31.6% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 13 | 30% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.7% | 51.1% | 0.4% |