Impact of COVID-19 on River Woods 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 591st of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 489th of 565 Elementary schools | 11.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (River Woods Elementary School) | 40.5 | 50 | 9.5% |
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 (River Woods Elementary School) | 40.5 | 59.7 | 19.2% |
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 (River Woods Elementary School) | 38.9 | 49.2 | 10.3% |
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 (River Woods Elementary School) | 31.1 | 43.1 | 12% |
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 (River Woods Elementary School) | 41 | 59.7 | 18.7% |
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 (River Woods Elementary School) | 47 | 62.7 | 15.7% |
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 | 544 | 496 | 8.8% |
African American | 104 | 97 | 6.7% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 88 | 95 | 8% |
Hispanic | 222 | 224 | 0.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 96 | 51 | 46.9% |
Two or More Races | 31 | 25 | 19.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.6% | 89.7% | 1.1% |