Impact of COVID-19 on James Avant 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 1585th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 1186th of 2077 Elementary schools | 18.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (James Avant Elementary School) | 10.9 | 8.8 | 2.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (East St Louis School District 189) | 16.2 | 12.3 | 3.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (James Avant Elementary School) | 17.2 | 20 | 2.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (East St Louis School District 189) | 20.6 | 18 | 2.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (James Avant Elementary School) | 18.3 | 28.2 | 9.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (East St Louis School District 189) | 15.2 | 20.2 | 5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (James Avant Elementary School) | 23.9 | 31.3 | 7.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (East St Louis School District 189) | 13.6 | 10.8 | 2.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (James Avant Elementary School) | 35.6 | 35.5 | 0.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (East St Louis School District 189) | 15 | 12.5 | 2.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (James Avant Elementary School) | 9.2 | 13.3 | 4.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (East St Louis School District 189) | 8.1 | 4.9 | 3.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (James Avant Elementary School) | 37.9 | 42.2 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Science (East St Louis School District 189) | 25.8 | 20.2 | 5.6% |
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 | 502 | 329 | 34.5% |
African American | 451 | 292 | 35.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 37 | 29 | 21.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 8 | 6 | 25% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 2 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 93.8% | 99.1% | 5.3% |