Impact of COVID-19 on Park Ave 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 548th of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 534th of 565 Elementary schools | 3.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Park Ave Elementary School) | 48.1 | 38.1 | 10% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 44 | 43.3 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 65.3 | 66.3 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Park Ave Elementary School) | 48.1 | 46 | 2.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 52 | 52.1 | 0.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 71.7 | 75.3 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Park Ave Elementary School) | 48.2 | 39.3 | 8.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 49.7 | 52.4 | 2.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 70.5 | 73.1 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Park Ave Elementary School) | 43.9 | 36.1 | 7.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 50.9 | 47.6 | 3.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 72.5 | 72.9 | 0.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Park Ave Elementary School) | 60.3 | 47.3 | 13% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 46.5 | 49.5 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.3 | 68.3 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Park Ave Elementary School) | 55.9 | 45.5 | 10.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 48.4 | 51.6 | 3.2% |
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 | 410 | 378 | 7.8% |
African American | 78 | 56 | 28.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 11 | 13 | 18.2% |
Hispanic | 100 | 109 | 9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 186 | 164 | 11.8% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 34 | 6.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 83.9% | 80.4% | 3.5% |