Impact of COVID-19 on Desert Sage Elementary School
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 583rd of 965 Elementary schools | Ranks 606th of 933 Elementary schools | 4.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 27.9 | 27.8 | 0.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pueblo County School District 70) | 37 | 35.8 | 1.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 41.3 | 39.9 | 1.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 25.4 | 26 | 0.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Pueblo County School District 70) | 32.3 | 33.2 | 0.9% |
3rd Grade Math (Colorado) | 41 | 40.4 | 0.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 50 | 35.2 | 14.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pueblo County School District 70) | 42.4 | 40.1 | 2.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 48 | 43.8 | 4.2% |
4th Grade Math (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 26 | 22.2 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Math (Pueblo County School District 70) | 21.9 | 26.4 | 4.5% |
4th Grade Math (Colorado) | 33.6 | 32.7 | 0.9% |
5th Grade Science (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 38 | 26.6 | 11.4% |
5th Grade Science (Pueblo County School District 70) | 36.2 | 32.1 | 4.1% |
5th Grade Science (Colorado) | 35.9 | 33.9 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 42.5 | 46.9 | 4.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pueblo County School District 70) | 48.8 | 46.9 | 1.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 48.4 | 47.8 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Math (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
5th Grade Math (Pueblo County School District 70) | 32.1 | 31.9 | 0.2% |
5th Grade Math (Colorado) | 35.7 | 36.5 | 0.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 40.5 | 36.3 | 4.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pueblo County School District 70) | 44.1 | 42.8 | 1.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado) | 45.8 | 43.7 | 2.1% |
All Grades Math (Desert Sage Elementary School) | 25.6 | 24.1 | 1.5% |
All Grades Math (Pueblo County School District 70) | 28.2 | 26.6 | 1.6% |
All Grades Math (Colorado) | 34.7 | 32.9 | 1.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 409 | 369 | 9.8% |
African American | 1 | 6 | 500% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 175 | 168 | 4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 211 | 167 | 20.9% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 25 | 38.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 54.8% | 61% | 6.2% |