Impact of COVID-19 on Benjamin Harrison 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 956th of 1031 Elementary schools | Ranks 885th of 1016 Elementary schools | 5.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 12.3 | 15.5 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School City of East Chicago) | 12.6 | 12.1 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 46.3 | 39.7 | 6.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 28.1 | 37.9 | 9.8% |
3rd Grade Math (School City of East Chicago) | 23.2 | 19 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Indiana) | 58.7 | 53.1 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 21.8 | 10.8 | 11% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (School City of East Chicago) | 15.1 | 11.8 | 3.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 16.4 | 16.9 | 0.5% |
4th Grade Math (School City of East Chicago) | 18.8 | 14.9 | 3.9% |
4th Grade Math (Indiana) | 54 | 48.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Science (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 18.2 | 10.8 | 7.4% |
4th Grade Science (School City of East Chicago) | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Science (Indiana) | 46.3 | 37 | 9.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 20.6 | 12 | 8.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (School City of East Chicago) | 18.7 | 14.3 | 4.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.5 | 40.2 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Math (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 19.1 | 12 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Math (School City of East Chicago) | 18.3 | 10.5 | 7.8% |
5th Grade Math (Indiana) | 47.8 | 41.1 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 26.5 | 12.2 | 14.3% |
5th Grade Social Studies (School City of East Chicago) | 17.9 | 10.1 | 7.8% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Indiana) | 46 | 39.1 | 6.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 13.3 | 9.5 | 3.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (School City of East Chicago) | 19.9 | 13.3 | 6.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.8 | 40.8 | 7% |
6th Grade Math (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 9.2 | 17.5 | 8.3% |
6th Grade Math (School City of East Chicago) | 18.7 | 11.7 | 7% |
6th Grade Math (Indiana) | 46.4 | 38.3 | 8.1% |
6th Grade Science (Benjamin Harrison Elementary School) | 17.3 | 12.7 | 4.6% |
6th Grade Science (School City of East Chicago) | 13.7 | 10.5 | 3.2% |
6th Grade Science (Indiana) | 48.6 | 38.2 | 10.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 489 | 396 | 19% |
African American | 135 | 103 | 23.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 340 | 266 | 21.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 7 | 20 | 185.7% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 7 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 82.2% | 82.3% | 0.1% |