Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Ditson
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 428th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 322nd of 928 Elementary schools | 10.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Ditson) | 64 | 61 | 3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Billerica) | 60 | 51.2 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Thomas Ditson) | 62 | 55 | 7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Billerica) | 56 | 51.5 | 4.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Ditson) | 54 | 36.7 | 17.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Billerica) | 54 | 38.8 | 15.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Thomas Ditson) | 50 | 54.2 | 4.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Billerica) | 52 | 49.9 | 2.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Thomas Ditson) | 61 | 47.7 | 13.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Billerica) | 54 | 45.2 | 8.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Thomas Ditson) | 51 | 54.6 | 3.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Billerica) | 49 | 41.3 | 7.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 509 | 557 | 9.4% |
African American | 24 | 14 | 41.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 3 | |
Asian | 46 | 66 | 43.5% |
Hispanic | 34 | 58 | 70.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 382 | 392 | 2.6% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 24 | 4.3% |