Impact of COVID-19 on Hillside 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 448th of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 450th of 565 Elementary schools | 5.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Elementary School) | 44.2 | 43.2 | 1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 63 | 71 | 8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 65.3 | 66.3 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hillside Elementary School) | 62.3 | 54.1 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 72.6 | 76.8 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 71.7 | 75.3 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Elementary School) | 76.3 | 71.2 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 70.1 | 73.8 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 70.5 | 73.1 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Hillside Elementary School) | 73.7 | 82.2 | 8.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 75.2 | 79.6 | 4.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 72.5 | 72.9 | 0.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Elementary School) | 53.1 | 58.6 | 5.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 67.8 | 71.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.3 | 68.3 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Hillside Elementary School) | 69.1 | 67.1 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 77.9 | 77.9 | |
5th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 71.3 | 1.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Elementary School) | 61.9 | 58.9 | 3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Des Moines Community School District) | 72.6 | 70.7 | 1.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.5 | 72.7 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Hillside Elementary School) | 59.8 | 57.5 | 2.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (West Des Moines Community School District) | 76.5 | 72.3 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 69.9 | 0.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 582 | 559 | 4% |
African American | 55 | 97 | 76.4% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 42 | 19 | 54.8% |
Hispanic | 129 | 123 | 4.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 308 | 270 | 12.3% |
Two or More Races | 45 | 46 | 2.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 61.5% | 56.2% | 5.3% |