Impact of COVID-19 on Taft Primary 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Taft Primary School) | 26.9 | 0 | 26.9% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kankakee School District 111) | 17.1 | 13.7 | 3.4% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Taft Primary School) | 26.9 | 0 | 26.9% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Kankakee School District 111) | 22.2 | 14 | 8.2% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 405 | 354 | 12.6% |
| African American | 224 | 202 | 9.8% |
| American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| Asian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
| Hispanic | 79 | 59 | 25.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| White | 83 | 68 | 18.1% |
| Two or More Races | 14 | 22 | 57.1% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 87.9% | 84.2% | 3.7% |