Impact of COVID-19 on Iditarod Elementary
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 93rd of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 128th of 176 Elementary schools | 22.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades Science (Iditarod Elementary) | 32 | 46.8 | 14.8% |
All Grades Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 51 | 46.5 | 4.5% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 36.9 | 7.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 418 | 437 | 4.5% |
African American | 5 | 2 | 60% |
American Indian | 65 | 29 | 55.4% |
Asian | 8 | 5 | 37.5% |
Hispanic | 8 | 46 | 475% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 301 | 272 | 9.6% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 82 | 182.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 75.1% | 58.1% | 17% |