Impact of COVID-19 on Edwards 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 426th of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 287th of 565 Elementary schools | 19.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Edwards Elementary School) | 56.3 | 73.4 | 17.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ames Community School District) | 67.8 | 71.4 | 3.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 65.3 | 66.3 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Edwards Elementary School) | 64.6 | 75.9 | 11.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ames Community School District) | 74.5 | 76 | 1.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 71.7 | 75.3 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Edwards Elementary School) | 65.2 | 76.7 | 11.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ames Community School District) | 72.3 | 81.5 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 70.5 | 73.1 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Edwards Elementary School) | 69.6 | 71.7 | 2.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ames Community School District) | 70.6 | 77.2 | 6.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 72.5 | 72.9 | 0.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Edwards Elementary School) | 61.2 | 64.7 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ames Community School District) | 72.7 | 73 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.3 | 68.3 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Edwards Elementary School) | 65.7 | 63.2 | 2.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ames Community School District) | 73.4 | 69.7 | 3.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 71.3 | 1.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 382 | 450 | 17.8% |
African American | 47 | 61 | 29.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 31 | 27 | 12.9% |
Hispanic | 33 | 47 | 42.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 243 | 287 | 18.1% |
Two or More Races | 27 | 28 | 3.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37.7% | 38.4% | 0.7% |