Impact of COVID-19 on Ben Franklin 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 1297th of 1676 Elementary schools | Ranks 1018th of 1596 Elementary schools | 13.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ben Franklin Elementary School) | 45.2 | 41.3 | 3.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Newark City) | 68.6 | 54.7 | 13.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio) | 67.1 | 62.2 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ben Franklin Elementary School) | 64.3 | 56.5 | 7.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Newark City) | 64.4 | 67.3 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio) | 66.7 | 62.3 | 4.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ben Franklin Elementary School) | 53.2 | 46.5 | 6.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Newark City) | 69.7 | 59.4 | 10.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio) | 74.3 | 66.8 | 7.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ben Franklin Elementary School) | 43.5 | 48.8 | 5.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Newark City) | 54.3 | 56.8 | 2.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio) | 63.3 | 58.9 | 4.4% |
5th Grade Science (Ben Franklin Elementary School) | 44.2 | 61.4 | 17.2% |
5th Grade Science (Newark City) | 64.1 | 66.5 | 2.4% |
5th Grade Science (Ohio) | 65 | 63.9 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ben Franklin Elementary School) | 34.1 | 45.5 | 11.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Newark City) | 67 | 62.6 | 4.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio) | 62.5 | 56.6 | 5.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ben Franklin Elementary School) | 52.3 | 70.5 | 18.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Newark City) | 68.1 | 68.7 | 0.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio) | 69.8 | 67.4 | 2.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 384 | 259 | 32.6% |
African American | 20 | 16 | 20% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 311 | 203 | 34.7% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 36 | 23.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 65.6% | 78% | 12.4% |