Impact of COVID-19 on Peirce
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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 69th of 942 Elementary schools | Ranks 20th of 932 Elementary schools | 5.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Peirce) | 86 | 87 | 1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 77 | 65.6 | 11.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 56 | 44 | 12% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Peirce) | 78 | 82.6 | 4.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 70 | 64.7 | 5.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 41.1 | 7.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Peirce) | 75 | 61.1 | 13.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 72 | 56.4 | 15.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 38.4 | 13.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Peirce) | 74 | 80.6 | 6.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 69 | 64.4 | 4.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 42.4 | 6.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Peirce) | 71 | 79.1 | 8.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 73 | 66.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 40.6 | 11.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Peirce) | 75 | 69.8 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 70 | 62.4 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 36.2 | 12.8% |
5th Grade Science (Peirce) | 71 | 72.1 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Science (Newton) | 63 | 63.7 | 0.7% |
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 48 | 42.8 | 5.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Peirce) | 78 | 76.8 | 1.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Newton) | 73 | 65.1 | 7.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 41.3 | 10.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Peirce) | 76 | 77.6 | 1.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Newton) | 73 | 67.7 | 5.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 39.1 | 9.9% |
All Grades Science (Peirce) | 71 | 72.1 | 1.1% |
All Grades Science (Newton) | 66 | 66.3 | 0.3% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 42.3 | 4.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 271 | 238 | 12.2% |
African American | 12 | 8 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 61 | 55 | 9.8% |
Hispanic | 22 | 21 | 4.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 161 | 136 | 15.5% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 18 | 20% |