Impact of COVID-19 on Hightower 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 1057th of 1234 Elementary schools | Ranks 1111th of 1242 Elementary schools | 3.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hightower Elementary School) | 15.2 | 17.6 | 2.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb County) | 33.5 | 31.7 | 1.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 38.6 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hightower Elementary School) | 34.7 | 18.6 | 16.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (DeKalb County) | 40.1 | 33.8 | 6.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 52 | 45.6 | 6.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hightower Elementary School) | 21.4 | 9.3 | 12.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb County) | 34.4 | 30.2 | 4.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 36.1 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Hightower Elementary School) | 28.1 | 16.8 | 11.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (DeKalb County) | 35.5 | 33.9 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 49 | 45.7 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hightower Elementary School) | 14.5 | 16.9 | 2.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb County) | 37.4 | 33.9 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 45 | 41.6 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Hightower Elementary School) | 19.6 | 14.5 | 5.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (DeKalb County) | 30.5 | 25.3 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 41 | 37.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade Science (Hightower Elementary School) | 22.5 | 18.8 | 3.7% |
5th Grade Science (DeKalb County) | 33.9 | 27.9 | 6% |
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 | 752 | 619 | 17.7% |
African American | 29 | 36 | 24.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Asian | 30 | 22 | 26.7% |
Hispanic | 669 | 546 | 18.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 20 | 5 | 75% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 6 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 92.6% | 93.4% | 0.8% |