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 3705th of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 5045th of 5874 Elementary schools | 21.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Elementary) | 23.5 | 10.5 | 13.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Redwood City Elementary) | 46.8 | 43.6 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 30.9 | 14.7 | 16.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Redwood City Elementary) | 52.4 | 46.7 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Elementary) | 64.7 | 27.9 | 36.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Redwood City Elementary) | 58 | 41.4 | 16.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 38.9 | 19.7 | 19.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Redwood City Elementary) | 55.3 | 38.6 | 16.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Elementary) | 40 | 35.7 | 4.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Redwood City Elementary) | 54.3 | 47.7 | 6.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 19.2 | 16.1 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Redwood City Elementary) | 40.1 | 35.7 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Taft Elementary) | 19.2 | 12.5 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Science (Redwood City Elementary) | 34.7 | 35.1 | 0.3% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 0.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 279 | 354 | 26.9% |
African American | 1 | 2 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 5 | 400% |
Hispanic | 272 | 332 | 22.1% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 4 | 8 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 6 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 90% | 89% | 1% |