Impact of COVID-19 on Bayberry 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 175th of 1360 Elementary schools | Ranks 371st of 1342 Elementary schools | 14.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bayberry School) | 80.3 | 45.4 | 34.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watchung Borough School District) | 80.3 | 45.4 | 34.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 50.2 | 42 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bayberry School) | 84.9 | 65.3 | 19.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Watchung Borough School District) | 84.9 | 65.3 | 19.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 55.1 | 45.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bayberry School) | 70 | 73.1 | 3.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Watchung Borough School District) | 70 | 73.1 | 3.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.4 | 51.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bayberry School) | 71.7 | 61.7 | 10% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Watchung Borough School District) | 71.7 | 61.7 | 10% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 51 | 44.3 | 6.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 341 | 410 | 20.2% |
African American | 16 | 26 | 62.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 79 | 84 | 6.3% |
Hispanic | 41 | 67 | 63.4% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 179 | 210 | 17.3% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 23 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% |