Impact of COVID-19 on Midnight Sun 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 88th of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 124th of 176 Elementary schools | 22.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades Science (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 47.5 | 45.5 | 2.1% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 51.2 | 42.8 | 8.4% |
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 | 454 | 337 | 25.8% |
African American | 7 | 6 | 14.3% |
American Indian | 17 | 17 | |
Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Hispanic | 37 | 37 | |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 313 | 220 | 29.7% |
Two or More Races | 75 | 54 | 28% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.4% | 32% | 0.3% |