Impact of COVID-19 on Pony Express 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 1894th of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 2042nd of 5874 Elementary schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pony Express Elementary) | 51.6 | 44.4 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sacramento City Unified) | 38.8 | 34 | 4.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pony Express Elementary) | 48.4 | 51.1 | 2.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sacramento City Unified) | 39.7 | 37.6 | 2.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pony Express Elementary) | 56.3 | 49.1 | 7.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sacramento City Unified) | 39.8 | 36.1 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pony Express Elementary) | 51.6 | 47.3 | 4.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Sacramento City Unified) | 34.2 | 32.9 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pony Express Elementary) | 60.4 | 42.9 | 17.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sacramento City Unified) | 40.9 | 38.5 | 2.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pony Express Elementary) | 41.5 | 44.6 | 3.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Sacramento City Unified) | 29 | 26.8 | 2.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Pony Express Elementary) | 26.9 | 37.5 | 10.6% |
5th Grade Science (Sacramento City Unified) | 25.2 | 28.5 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 0.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pony Express Elementary) | 61.8 | 38.8 | 23% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sacramento City Unified) | 42.4 | 38.8 | 3.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Pony Express Elementary) | 63.6 | 46.9 | 16.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Sacramento City Unified) | 34.9 | 31.1 | 3.9% |
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 | 408 | 359 | 12% |
African American | 45 | 33 | 26.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 81 | 97 | 19.8% |
Hispanic | 175 | 146 | 16.6% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 14 | 250% |
White | 51 | 28 | 45.1% |
Two or More Races | 50 | 40 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.5% | 61.3% | 2.2% |