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 410th of 2086 Elementary schools | Ranks 94th of 2077 Elementary schools | 15.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School) | 44.9 | 58.8 | 13.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 200) | 48.3 | 51.9 | 3.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School) | 65.2 | 73.1 | 7.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cusd 200) | 59.6 | 54.8 | 4.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School) | 44.2 | 67.9 | 23.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 200) | 54.3 | 62.2 | 7.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School) | 53.3 | 67.8 | 14.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 200) | 53.9 | 55.8 | 1.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 33.5 | 27.7 | 5.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary School) | 43.6 | 64.9 | 21.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 200) | 52.3 | 57 | 4.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary School) | 51.7 | 61.7 | 10% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 200) | 49.2 | 44 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Whittier Elementary School) | 67.8 | 73 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Science (Cusd 200) | 68 | 66.3 | 1.7% |
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 | 447 | 414 | 7.4% |
African American | 23 | 17 | 26.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 30 | 35 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 18 | 20 | 11.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 359 | 329 | 8.4% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 13 | 23.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 11.9% | 12.1% | 0.2% |