Impact of COVID-19 on Ellis Middle 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 1005th of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 953rd of 1367 Middle schools | 4.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ellis Middle School) | 20.6 | 31 | 10.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (School District U-46) | 29.4 | 23.8 | 5.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ellis Middle School) | 17.8 | 15.7 | 2.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (School District U-46) | 25.9 | 18.2 | 7.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ellis Middle School) | 16.8 | 23.5 | 6.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (School District U-46) | 32 | 24.6 | 7.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ellis Middle School) | 14.4 | 5.9 | 8.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (School District U-46) | 26.2 | 13.6 | 12.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Ellis Middle School) | 37.6 | 25.8 | 11.8% |
8th Grade Science (School District U-46) | 49.9 | 43.6 | 6.3% |
8th Grade Science (Illinois) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 718 | 543 | 24.4% |
African American | 33 | 38 | 15.2% |
American Indian | 10 | 3 | 70% |
Asian | 13 | 9 | 30.8% |
Hispanic | 620 | 445 | 28.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 28 | 35 | 25% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 13 | 7.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 86.6% | 65.2% | 21.4% |