Impact of COVID-19 on Southwest Laurens Elementary
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 307th of 1234 Elementary schools | Ranks 386th of 1242 Elementary schools | 6.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Southwest Laurens Elementary) | 47.9 | 31.8 | 16.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Laurens County) | 51 | 37.9 | 13.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 38.6 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southwest Laurens Elementary) | 63 | 47.6 | 15.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Laurens County) | 66.2 | 50.3 | 15.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 52 | 45.6 | 6.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest Laurens Elementary) | 45 | 36.2 | 8.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens County) | 44.8 | 33.2 | 11.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 36.1 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Laurens Elementary) | 57.5 | 58.4 | 0.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Laurens County) | 54.4 | 51.3 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 49 | 45.7 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest Laurens Elementary) | 55.2 | 51.9 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens County) | 51.9 | 48.6 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 45 | 41.6 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Laurens Elementary) | 50.9 | 44.4 | 6.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Laurens County) | 53.4 | 45.8 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 41 | 37.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade Science (Southwest Laurens Elementary) | 62.2 | 55.3 | 6.9% |
5th Grade Science (Laurens County) | 57.3 | 53.2 | 4.1% |
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 | 1056 | 1005 | 4.8% |
African American | 220 | 187 | 15% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Hispanic | 49 | 68 | 38.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 758 | 703 | 7.3% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 44 | 76% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 85% | 84.8% | 0.3% |