Impact of COVID-19 on Sumter County 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sumter County Elementary School) | 11.4 | 16.5 | 5.1% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sumter County) | 16.6 | 16.5 | 0.1% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 42 | 38.6 | 3.4% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Sumter County Elementary School) | 15.1 | 15.7 | 0.6% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Sumter County) | 18.4 | 15.7 | 2.7% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 52 | 45.6 | 6.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 563 | 504 | 10.5% |
| African American | 430 | 378 | 12.1% |
| American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
| Asian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
| Hispanic | 78 | 74 | 5.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
| White | 43 | 36 | 16.3% |
| Two or More Races | 9 | 9 | |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 97.9% | 100% | 2.1% |