Impact of COVID-19 on Prairie 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| All Grades Math (Prairie Elementary School) | 67.2 | 75.4 | 8.2% |
| All Grades Math (Cottonwood Joint District) | 61.9 | 71.5 | 9.6% |
| All Grades Math (Idaho) | 44.4 | 41.5 | 2.9% |
| All Grades English Language Arts (Prairie Elementary School) | 68.8 | 69.6 | 0.8% |
| All Grades English Language Arts (Cottonwood Joint District) | 65.3 | 70 | 4.7% |
| All Grades English Language Arts (Idaho) | 55 | 52.2 | 2.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 204 | 251 | 23% |
| African American | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | |
| Hispanic | 2 | 2 | |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
| White | 197 | 245 | 24.4% |
| Two or More Races | 4 | 4 | |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 34.3% | 23.9% | 10.4% |