Impact of COVID-19 on Murch 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 10th of 122 Elementary schools | Ranks 8th of 128 Elementary schools | 1.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Murch Elementary School) | 73.8 | 70.1 | 3.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 43.2 | 37.4 | 5.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (District Of Columbia) | 41.8 | 30.6 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Murch Elementary School) | 62.6 | 50 | 12.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 35.8 | 32.3 | 3.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (District Of Columbia) | 33.1 | 26.1 | 7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Murch Elementary School) | 88.7 | 79.5 | 9.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 39.7 | 34.8 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (District Of Columbia) | 38.5 | 29.2 | 9.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Murch Elementary School) | 87.6 | 81.9 | 5.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 41.4 | 41.3 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (District Of Columbia) | 38.2 | 34.7 | 3.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Murch Elementary School) | 57.3 | 65.3 | 8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 33.4 | 28.8 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (District Of Columbia) | 32.4 | 25.4 | 7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Murch Elementary School) | 72.2 | 70.4 | 1.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 36.4 | 38.1 | 1.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (District Of Columbia) | 35.5 | 33.7 | 1.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 601 | 651 | 8.3% |
African American | 90 | 102 | 13.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 66 | 65 | 1.5% |
Hispanic | 64 | 85 | 32.8% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 2 | 75% |
White | 342 | 350 | 2.3% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 44 | 51.7% |