Impact of COVID-19 on Emerson Community 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 1102nd of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 1101st of 1342 Elementary schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Emerson Community School) | 43.6 | 33.4 | 10.2% |
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 (Emerson Community School) | 53.5 | 36.9 | 16.6% |
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 (Emerson Community School) | 38.5 | 35.9 | 2.6% |
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 (Emerson Community School) | 24.1 | 20.5 | 3.6% |
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 (Emerson Community School) | 29.5 | 24.4 | 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 (Emerson Community School) | 18 | 11.7 | 6.3% |
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 | 459 | 509 | 10.9% |
African American | 178 | 138 | 22.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 266 | 360 | 35.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 7 | 6 | 14.3% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 1 | 75% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.5% | 79% | 9.5% |