Impact of COVID-19 on Willow 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Willow Elementary School) | 46.8 | 35.7 | 11.1% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pekin PSD 108) | 26.9 | 22.8 | 4.1% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Willow Elementary School) | 53.2 | 33.9 | 19.3% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Pekin PSD 108) | 30.1 | 22.5 | 7.6% |
| 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 | 251 | 223 | 11.2% |
| African American | 6 | 9 | 50% |
| American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Asian | 6 | 6 | |
| Hispanic | 8 | 16 | 100% |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
| White | 213 | 181 | 15% |
| Two or More Races | 16 | 10 | 37.5% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.3% | 73.1% | 9.7% |