Impact of COVID-19 on Gardner High
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 414th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 306th of 501 Middle schools | 22.1% |
Ranks 243rd of 351 High schools | Ranks 281st of 347 High schools | 11.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner High) | 30 | 34.4 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner) | 30 | 33.5 | 3.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gardner High) | 17 | 24.6 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gardner) | 16 | 24 | 8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Gardner High) | 28 | 32.1 | 4.1% |
8th Grade Science (Gardner) | 28 | 31.5 | 3.5% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner High) | 54 | 40 | 14% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner) | 49 | 39.9 | 9.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Gardner High) | 50 | 35.1 | 14.9% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Gardner) | 46 | 32.6 | 13.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 58 | 49.7 | 8.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Gardner High) | 30 | 34.4 | 4.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Gardner) | 26 | 23.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Gardner High) | 17 | 24.6 | 7.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Gardner) | 26 | 23.2 | 2.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Gardner High) | 28 | 32.1 | 4.1% |
All Grades Science (Gardner) | 28 | 24.7 | 3.4% |
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 | 660 | 804 | 21.8% |
African American | 17 | 32 | 88.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 22 | 10 | 54.5% |
Hispanic | 131 | 194 | 48.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 451 | 493 | 9.3% |
Two or More Races | 36 | 69 | 91.7% |