Impact of COVID-19 on Asa Messer 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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 153rd of 169 Elementary schools | Ranks 156th of 166 Elementary schools | 3.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Asa Messer Elementary School) | 33.7 | 13.5 | 20.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Providence) | 26.4 | 16.1 | 10.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 47.9 | 36.5 | 11.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Asa Messer Elementary School) | 18.2 | 9.8 | 8.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Providence) | 17 | 16.6 | 0.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 36.1 | 35 | 1.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Asa Messer Elementary School) | 14 | 10.3 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Providence) | 15.2 | 17.4 | 2.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 37.2 | 35.4 | 1.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Asa Messer Elementary School) | 12.6 | 14.3 | 1.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Providence) | 14.1 | 11.8 | 2.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 32.6 | 30.2 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Asa Messer Elementary School) | 23.9 | 9 | 14.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Providence) | 17.2 | 13.1 | 4.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Asa Messer Elementary School) | 15.5 | 12 | 3.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Providence) | 11.9 | 9.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 545 | 498 | 8.6% |
African American | 48 | 37 | 22.9% |
American Indian | 4 | 4 | |
Asian | 48 | 29 | 39.6% |
Hispanic | 382 | 377 | 1.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 44 | 32 | 27.3% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 19 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.6% | 84.5% | 4.1% |