Impact of COVID-19 on Ball Ground 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 637th of 1234 Elementary schools | Ranks 390th of 1242 Elementary schools | 20.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ball Ground Elementary School) | 36.8 | 49 | 12.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County) | 49.9 | 48.3 | 1.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 38.6 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ball Ground Elementary School) | 44.8 | 54.9 | 10.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County) | 68.6 | 58.8 | 9.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 52 | 45.6 | 6.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ball Ground Elementary School) | 36.4 | 36.7 | 0.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County) | 50.4 | 47 | 3.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 36.1 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ball Ground Elementary School) | 45.5 | 49.4 | 3.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County) | 65.8 | 60 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 49 | 45.7 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ball Ground Elementary School) | 43.8 | 36.3 | 7.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County) | 57.6 | 52.7 | 4.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 45 | 41.6 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ball Ground Elementary School) | 42.5 | 49.5 | 7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County) | 56.8 | 54.1 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 41 | 37.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade Science (Ball Ground Elementary School) | 41.1 | 46.2 | 5.1% |
5th Grade Science (Cherokee County) | 51.5 | 48.5 | 3% |
5th Grade Science (Georgia) | 43 | 40 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 551 | 592 | 7.4% |
African American | 4 | 7 | 75% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 31 | 41 | 32.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 499 | 513 | 2.8% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 31 | 106.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 27.2% | 23.6% | 3.6% |