Impact of COVID-19 on Purchase 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 229th of 2413 Elementary schools | Ranks 217th of 2439 Elementary schools | 0.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Purchase School) | 83 | 67.4 | 15.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harrison Central School District) | 66 | 60.4 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 52 | 44.9 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Purchase School) | 75 | 84.8 | 9.8% |
3rd Grade Math (Harrison Central School District) | 76 | 75.2 | 0.8% |
3rd Grade Math (New York) | 54 | 53.7 | 0.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Purchase School) | 73 | 67.9 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Harrison Central School District) | 70 | 68.1 | 1.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 48 | 48.8 | 0.8% |
4th Grade Math (Purchase School) | 83 | 81.5 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Harrison Central School District) | 79 | 81.2 | 2.2% |
4th Grade Math (New York) | 50 | 53.9 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Purchase School) | 56 | 72.7 | 16.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Harrison Central School District) | 51 | 62.5 | 11.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 38 | 45.1 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Math (Purchase School) | 75 | 94.6 | 19.6% |
5th Grade Math (Harrison Central School District) | 67 | 70.8 | 3.8% |
5th Grade Math (New York) | 46 | 49.7 | 3.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 319 | 341 | 6.9% |
African American | 5 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 24 | 26 | 8.3% |
Hispanic | 18 | 35 | 94.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 253 | 249 | 1.6% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 31 | 72.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 8.8% | 6.5% | 2.3% |