Impact of COVID-19 on Taft 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 4013th of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 3657th of 5874 Elementary schools | 7.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Elementary) | 23 | 31.7 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Orange Unified) | 53.4 | 52.8 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 31.2 | 45 | 13.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Orange Unified) | 52.7 | 55.5 | 2.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Elementary) | 51.1 | 25.4 | 25.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Orange Unified) | 59 | 54.6 | 4.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 33.7 | 26.5 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Orange Unified) | 53.6 | 49.7 | 3.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Elementary) | 42.1 | 26.4 | 15.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Orange Unified) | 58 | 62 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 18.2 | 22.5 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Orange Unified) | 40.9 | 45.8 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Taft Elementary) | 18.2 | 16.9 | 1.3% |
5th Grade Science (Orange Unified) | 38 | 44.6 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 0.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Elementary) | 37.9 | 46.8 | 8.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Orange Unified) | 59.2 | 56.8 | 2.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 20.9 | 28.6 | 7.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Orange Unified) | 47.6 | 44.1 | 3.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 564 | 447 | 20.7% |
African American | 4 | 5 | 25% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 517 | 408 | 21.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 34 | 17 | 50% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 9 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.7% | 93.3% | 4.6% |