Impact of COVID-19 on Henry Whittemore 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 731st of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 815th of 928 Elementary schools | 10.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 36 | 23.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waltham) | 49 | 32.9 | 16.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 43.9 | 12.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 42 | 25 | 17% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Waltham) | 46 | 28.8 | 17.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 29 | 12.5 | 16.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Waltham) | 48 | 29.8 | 18.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 39.7 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 43 | 14.1 | 28.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Waltham) | 56 | 36.5 | 19.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 41 | 23.4 | 17.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Waltham) | 48 | 40 | 8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 43.8 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 35 | 21.9 | 13.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Waltham) | 43 | 39.9 | 3.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.9 | 8.2% |
5th Grade Science (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 44 | 18.8 | 25.3% |
5th Grade Science (Waltham) | 42 | 31.7 | 10.3% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 41.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 36 | 20 | 16% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Waltham) | 52 | 37 | 15.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 40 | 20.4 | 19.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Waltham) | 47 | 36.3 | 10.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Henry Whittemore Elementary School) | 44 | 18.8 | 25.3% |
All Grades Science (Waltham) | 43 | 31.1 | 11.9% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 414 | 385 | 7% |
African American | 25 | 22 | 12% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 13 | 14 | 7.7% |
Hispanic | 319 | 302 | 5.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 51 | 42 | 17.6% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |