Impact of COVID-19 on Fairmeadows 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 108th of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 298th of 565 Elementary schools | 34.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 71.8 | 70.3 | 1.5% |
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 (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 85.9 | 79.7 | 6.2% |
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 (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 76 | 72.5 | 3.5% |
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 (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 84 | 80 | 4% |
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 (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 76.8 | 63.8 | 13% |
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 (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 89 | 80 | 9% |
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 (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 79.7 | 68.8 | 10.9% |
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 (Fairmeadows Elementary School) | 87.8 | 70.1 | 17.7% |
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 | 564 | 569 | 0.9% |
African American | 25 | 46 | 84% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 30 | 38 | 26.7% |
Hispanic | 39 | 53 | 35.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 433 | 387 | 10.6% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 43 | 22.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 30% | 27.1% | 2.9% |