Impact of COVID-19 on Dewar 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 310th of 1234 Elementary schools | Ranks 232nd of 1242 Elementary schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dewar Elementary) | 55.3 | 50.9 | 4.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lowndes County) | 49.9 | 51.7 | 1.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 38.6 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dewar Elementary) | 59.2 | 51.4 | 7.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lowndes County) | 68.4 | 62.3 | 6.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 52 | 45.6 | 6.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dewar Elementary) | 48.9 | 50.4 | 1.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lowndes County) | 55.6 | 48.8 | 6.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 36.1 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Dewar Elementary) | 60.2 | 64.1 | 3.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lowndes County) | 65.9 | 63.5 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 49 | 45.7 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dewar Elementary) | 52.9 | 51.6 | 1.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lowndes County) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 45 | 41.6 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Dewar Elementary) | 57.1 | 47.2 | 9.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lowndes County) | 54.2 | 57.4 | 3.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 41 | 37.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade Science (Dewar Elementary) | 46.2 | 69.8 | 23.6% |
5th Grade Science (Lowndes County) | 53 | 63.9 | 10.9% |
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 | 766 | 859 | 12.1% |
African American | 256 | 312 | 21.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 16 | 17 | 6.3% |
Hispanic | 69 | 111 | 60.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 369 | 345 | 6.5% |
Two or More Races | 54 | 72 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.5% | 49.9% | 0.6% |