Impact of COVID-19 on Forts Ferry 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 512th of 2413 Elementary schools | Ranks 621st of 2439 Elementary schools | 4.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Forts Ferry School) | 64 | 57.6 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Colonie Central School District) | 62 | 57.8 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 52 | 44.9 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Forts Ferry School) | 79 | 74.6 | 4.4% |
3rd Grade Math (North Colonie Central School District) | 71 | 72.2 | 1.2% |
3rd Grade Math (New York) | 54 | 53.7 | 0.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Forts Ferry School) | 61 | 68.9 | 7.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (North Colonie Central School District) | 57 | 57.6 | 0.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 48 | 48.8 | 0.8% |
4th Grade Math (Forts Ferry School) | 71 | 77.8 | 6.8% |
4th Grade Math (North Colonie Central School District) | 68 | 71.3 | 3.3% |
4th Grade Math (New York) | 50 | 53.9 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Forts Ferry School) | 52 | 47 | 5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (North Colonie Central School District) | 52 | 57.4 | 5.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 38 | 45.1 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Math (Forts Ferry School) | 55 | 55.6 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Math (North Colonie Central School District) | 65 | 69.7 | 4.7% |
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 | 534 | 436 | 18.4% |
African American | 22 | 27 | 22.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 90 | 99 | 10% |
Hispanic | 29 | 36 | 24.1% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 354 | 244 | 31.1% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 26 | 25.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 27.3% | 30.5% | 3.2% |