Impact of COVID-19 on Shields 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 1887th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 1364th of 2077 Elementary schools | 24.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shields Elementary School) | 13.6 | 9 | 4.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 39.4 | 19.7 | 19.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Shields Elementary School) | 15 | 19.1 | 4.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 32.9 | 20.9 | 12% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Shields Elementary School) | 16 | 31.5 | 15.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 23.2 | 25 | 1.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Shields Elementary School) | 9 | 15.8 | 6.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Public Schools District 299) | 24.1 | 16.4 | 7.7% |
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 | 688 | 457 | 33.6% |
African American | 7 | 5 | 28.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 673 | 441 | 34.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 8 | 8 | |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 97.7% | 94.5% | 3.1% |