Impact of COVID-19 on Howard Wood 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 1455th of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 792nd of 5874 Elementary schools | 11.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Howard Wood Elementary) | 58.5 | 70.2 | 11.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 66.7 | 65.7 | 1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Howard Wood Elementary) | 66.7 | 75.4 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 73.9 | 71.9 | 2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Howard Wood Elementary) | 51.6 | 54.8 | 3.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 66.6 | 70.5 | 3.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Howard Wood Elementary) | 68.8 | 66.1 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 70.5 | 72.5 | 2.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Howard Wood Elementary) | 58.8 | 80 | 21.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 70.4 | 70.6 | 0.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Howard Wood Elementary) | 52.9 | 68.6 | 15.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 65.7 | 64.4 | 1.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Howard Wood Elementary) | 44.1 | 62.9 | 18.7% |
5th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 52.4 | 53.4 | 1.1% |
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 | 402 | 343 | 14.7% |
African American | 11 | 13 | 18.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 70 | 71 | 1.4% |
Hispanic | 187 | 176 | 5.9% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 3 | 40% |
White | 85 | 50 | 41.2% |
Two or More Races | 43 | 30 | 30.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.6% | 38.2% | 1.6% |