Impact of COVID-19 on Dewitt D. Barlow 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 1250th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 1254th of 1342 Elementary schools | 1.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School) | 19.4 | 13.6 | 5.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield Public School District) | 21.4 | 17.4 | 4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School) | 23.1 | 15.9 | 7.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plainfield Public School District) | 26.3 | 22.2 | 4.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School) | 37.3 | 15.7 | 21.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield Public School District) | 25.7 | 20.1 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School) | 28.1 | 10.9 | 17.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Plainfield Public School District) | 18.6 | 19.4 | 0.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School) | 22.6 | 27.7 | 5.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Plainfield Public School District) | 25.2 | 19.7 | 5.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School) | 18.2 | 13 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Plainfield Public School District) | 17.1 | 11.8 | 5.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 46.8 | 40.1 | 6.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 373 | 417 | 11.8% |
African American | 61 | 38 | 37.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 302 | 370 | 22.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 87.4% | 88.5% | 1.1% |