Impact of COVID-19 on South Columbia 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 448th of 1234 Elementary schools | Ranks 285th of 1242 Elementary schools | 13.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Columbia Elementary School) | 49.3 | 44.4 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Columbia County) | 58.8 | 59.6 | 0.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 38.6 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Columbia Elementary School) | 67.1 | 55.6 | 11.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbia County) | 70.3 | 68.1 | 2.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 52 | 45.6 | 6.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Columbia Elementary School) | 47 | 44.8 | 2.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Columbia County) | 57.9 | 54.5 | 3.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 36.1 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Columbia Elementary School) | 56.6 | 62.1 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Columbia County) | 68.2 | 67.2 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 49 | 45.7 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Columbia Elementary School) | 38.4 | 44 | 5.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Columbia County) | 60.9 | 61.7 | 0.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 45 | 41.6 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Columbia Elementary School) | 51.2 | 57.3 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Columbia County) | 56.3 | 59.5 | 3.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 41 | 37.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade Science (South Columbia Elementary School) | 44.2 | 52 | 7.8% |
5th Grade Science (Columbia County) | 59.6 | 63.1 | 3.5% |
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 | 495 | 456 | 7.9% |
African American | 157 | 114 | 27.4% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 20 | 23 | 15% |
Hispanic | 44 | 63 | 43.2% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
White | 243 | 211 | 13.2% |
Two or More Races | 22 | 37 | 68.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58.6% | 62.9% | 4.4% |