Impact of COVID-19 on Ward Central 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 112th of 488 Elementary schools | Ranks 61st of 492 Elementary schools | 10.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English (Ward Central Elementary) | 84.6 | 74.7 | 9.9% |
3rd Grade English (Cabot School District) | 76.3 | 75 | 1.3% |
3rd Grade English (Arkansas) | 72.4 | 62.6 | 9.8% |
3rd Grade Math (Ward Central Elementary) | 78.9 | 79.3 | 0.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Cabot School District) | 75.7 | 71 | 4.7% |
3rd Grade Math (Arkansas) | 62.1 | 54.4 | 7.7% |
3rd Grade Science (Ward Central Elementary) | 48.1 | 55.1 | 7% |
3rd Grade Science (Cabot School District) | 46.2 | 50.7 | 4.5% |
3rd Grade Science (Arkansas) | 39.4 | 35 | 4.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Ward Central Elementary) | 41.3 | 44.8 | 3.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Cabot School District) | 44.1 | 42.9 | 1.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Arkansas) | 38.3 | 32.2 | 6.1% |
4th Grade English (Ward Central Elementary) | 77.3 | 69.8 | 7.5% |
4th Grade English (Cabot School District) | 79.4 | 72.6 | 6.8% |
4th Grade English (Arkansas) | 69.6 | 63.3 | 6.3% |
4th Grade Math (Ward Central Elementary) | 64.4 | 58.9 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (Cabot School District) | 70.9 | 62.9 | 8% |
4th Grade Math (Arkansas) | 53.8 | 48.6 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Science (Ward Central Elementary) | 46.6 | 56.2 | 9.6% |
4th Grade Science (Cabot School District) | 53.3 | 51.9 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Science (Arkansas) | 42.3 | 38.5 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Reading (Ward Central Elementary) | 56.4 | 53.5 | 2.9% |
4th Grade Reading (Cabot School District) | 58.1 | 54.2 | 3.9% |
4th Grade Reading (Arkansas) | 45.3 | 42 | 3.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 555 | 494 | 11% |
African American | 14 | 7 | 50% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 23 | 25 | 8.7% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 496 | 416 | 16.1% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 44 | 144.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 60% | 61.5% | 1.5% |