Impact of COVID-19 on Garfield 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 1364th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 1240th of 2077 Elementary schools | 5.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School) | 14.8 | 0 | 14.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Heights School District 170) | 19.5 | 21.5 | 2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School) | 25.9 | 20.6 | 5.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chicago Heights School District 170) | 16.7 | 21.6 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School) | 25 | 31.4 | 6.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Heights School District 170) | 23.8 | 28.6 | 4.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School) | 20.5 | 11.4 | 9.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Heights School District 170) | 10.5 | 14.8 | 4.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School) | 32 | 38.6 | 6.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Heights School District 170) | 19.7 | 29.2 | 9.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School) | 34.6 | 20.5 | 14.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Chicago Heights School District 170) | 12.1 | 16.4 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Garfield Elementary School) | 45.5 | 44.7 | 0.8% |
5th Grade Science (Chicago Heights School District 170) | 26.8 | 35.8 | 9% |
5th Grade Science (Illinois) | 54.4 | 52.4 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 305 | 215 | 29.5% |
African American | 17 | 21 | 23.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 273 | 190 | 30.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 7 | 0 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 4 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.7% | 96.7% | 2.9% |