Impact of COVID-19 on Laurel 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 2122nd of 2182 Elementary schools | Ranks 1990th of 2240 Elementary schools | 8.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Laurel Elementary School) | 34 | 58 | 24% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 52 | 48 | 4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 58 | 53 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Laurel Elementary School) | 34 | 47 | 13% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 56 | 51 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 62 | 58 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Laurel Elementary School) | 28 | 33 | 5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 48 | 46 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 58 | 57 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Laurel Elementary School) | 28 | 37 | 9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 64 | 61 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Laurel Elementary School) | 25 | 35 | 10% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 56 | 55 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Laurel Elementary School) | 22 | 26 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 51 | 40 | 11% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 60 | 52 | 8% |
5th Grade Science (Laurel Elementary School) | 19 | 22 | 3% |
5th Grade Science (Polk) | 45 | 39 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Florida) | 53 | 51 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 900 | 1058 | 17.6% |
African American | 259 | 393 | 51.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 5 | |
Asian | 10 | 14 | 40% |
Hispanic | 526 | 556 | 5.7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 3 | 200% |
White | 88 | 74 | 15.9% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 13 | 18.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 68.8% | 50.4% | 18.4% |