Impact of COVID-19 on Ball 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 700th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 711th of 2077 Elementary schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ball Elementary School) | 42.3 | 40.6 | 1.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ball Chatham CUSD 5) | 42.3 | 38 | 4.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ball Elementary School) | 45.6 | 34 | 11.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ball Chatham CUSD 5) | 47.1 | 39.2 | 7.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ball Elementary School) | 44.5 | 40.8 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ball Chatham CUSD 5) | 46.3 | 44.3 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ball Elementary School) | 37.3 | 26.2 | 11.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ball Chatham CUSD 5) | 39.2 | 28.1 | 11.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 658 | 607 | 7.8% |
African American | 44 | 42 | 4.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 29 | 19 | 34.5% |
Hispanic | 25 | 22 | 12% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 507 | 482 | 4.9% |
Two or More Races | 51 | 40 | 21.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 22.5% | 27.2% | 4.7% |