Impact of COVID-19 on Whittier 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 1385th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 1904th of 2077 Elementary schools | 25.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School) | 14.3 | 15 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harvey School District 152) | 12.8 | 18.2 | 5.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School) | 20 | 2.5 | 17.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Harvey School District 152) | 18.6 | 15.6 | 3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School) | 40.5 | 7 | 33.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Harvey School District 152) | 20.1 | 10.9 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School) | 23.8 | 2.3 | 21.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Harvey School District 152) | 11.6 | 2.4 | 9.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School) | 28.9 | 13.9 | 15% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Harvey School District 152) | 16.7 | 9 | 7.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School) | 20 | 0 | 20% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Harvey School District 152) | 13 | 0 | 13% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Whittier Elementary School) | 39.5 | 18.9 | 20.6% |
5th Grade Science (Harvey School District 152) | 24.3 | 15 | 9.3% |
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 | 274 | 234 | 14.6% |
African American | 218 | 166 | 23.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 8 | 11 | 37.5% |
Hispanic | 43 | 49 | 14% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 0 | 3 | |
Two or More Races | 4 | 5 | 25% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.6% | 80.3% | 19.3% |