Impact of COVID-19 on Gwendolyn Brooks 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 1839th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 1760th of 2077 Elementary schools | 3.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School) | 9.4 | 7.4 | 2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb CUSD 428) | 18.8 | 12.4 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School) | 28.9 | 9.6 | 19.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (DeKalb CUSD 428) | 26.2 | 15.4 | 10.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School) | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb CUSD 428) | 19.4 | 15.8 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School) | 13.2 | 7.1 | 6.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (DeKalb CUSD 428) | 13.4 | 12 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School) | 17.4 | 7.5 | 9.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (DeKalb CUSD 428) | 24.2 | 14.6 | 9.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School) | 6.7 | 4 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (DeKalb CUSD 428) | 13.5 | 14.8 | 1.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School) | 28.9 | 44 | 15.1% |
5th Grade Science (DeKalb CUSD 428) | 44.1 | 34.2 | 9.9% |
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 | 315 | 342 | 8.6% |
African American | 132 | 204 | 54.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 5 | 5 | |
Hispanic | 42 | 41 | 2.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 108 | 58 | 46.3% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 34 | 30.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.9% | 73.4% | 5.5% |