Impact of COVID-19 on Weller 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 46th of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 89th of 176 Elementary schools | 25.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades Science (Weller Elementary) | 45.5 | 60 | 14.6% |
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 | 461 | 467 | 1.3% |
African American | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 28 | 38 | 35.7% |
Asian | 8 | 4 | 50% |
Hispanic | 38 | 28 | 26.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 316 | 303 | 4.1% |
Two or More Races | 68 | 89 | 30.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 23.9% | 32.5% | 8.7% |