Impact of COVID-19 on Palos West 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 126th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 178th of 2077 Elementary schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Palos West Elementary School) | 76.4 | 66.3 | 10.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Palos CCSD 118) | 66.2 | 57.8 | 8.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palos West Elementary School) | 73.1 | 75.8 | 2.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palos CCSD 118) | 70.7 | 65 | 5.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Palos West Elementary School) | 60.9 | 68.3 | 7.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Palos CCSD 118) | 63.5 | 67 | 3.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palos West Elementary School) | 59.8 | 51.4 | 8.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palos CCSD 118) | 55.1 | 46.2 | 8.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Palos West Elementary School) | 64.2 | 52.8 | 11.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Palos CCSD 118) | 62.2 | 63.1 | 0.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Palos West Elementary School) | 48.4 | 39.2 | 9.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Palos CCSD 118) | 49.1 | 45.2 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Palos West Elementary School) | 82.5 | 74.8 | 7.7% |
5th Grade Science (Palos CCSD 118) | 83.9 | 76 | 7.9% |
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 | 639 | 714 | 11.7% |
African American | 9 | 14 | 55.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 15 | 28 | 86.7% |
Hispanic | 88 | 84 | 4.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 504 | 562 | 11.5% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 24 | 14.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 25.8% | 34% | 8.2% |