Impact of COVID-19 on Bernard J Ward 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 1899th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 1555th of 2077 Elementary schools | 16.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bernard J Ward Elementary School) | 6.1 | 16.7 | 10.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Valley View CUSD 365U) | 24.4 | 24.6 | 0.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bernard J Ward Elementary School) | 21.2 | 10 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Valley View CUSD 365U) | 40.4 | 27.9 | 12.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bernard J Ward Elementary School) | 13.3 | 21.5 | 8.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Valley View CUSD 365U) | 28.2 | 35.9 | 7.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bernard J Ward Elementary School) | 4.4 | 13.8 | 9.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Valley View CUSD 365U) | 32.5 | 24.7 | 7.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bernard J Ward Elementary School) | 11.1 | 17.4 | 6.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Valley View CUSD 365U) | 31.9 | 30.7 | 1.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bernard J Ward Elementary School) | 17.3 | 6.5 | 10.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Valley View CUSD 365U) | 32.1 | 23.4 | 8.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Bernard J Ward Elementary School) | 21 | 29.8 | 8.8% |
5th Grade Science (Valley View CUSD 365U) | 45.9 | 45 | 0.9% |
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 | 437 | 383 | 12.4% |
African American | 64 | 85 | 32.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 21 | 15 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 312 | 241 | 22.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 29 | 22 | 24.1% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 19 | 72.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 86.3% | 83.6% | 2.7% |