Impact of COVID-19 on Lew Wallace 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 840th of 1031 Elementary schools | Ranks 874th of 1016 Elementary schools | 4.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 12.5 | 11.1 | 1.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School City of Hammond) | 28.4 | 15.1 | 13.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 46.3 | 39.7 | 6.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 43.8 | 6.7 | 37.1% |
3rd Grade Math (School City of Hammond) | 41.4 | 20.9 | 20.5% |
3rd Grade Math (Indiana) | 58.7 | 53.1 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 39.2 | 19.6 | 19.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (School City of Hammond) | 31.3 | 15.9 | 15.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 45.1 | 23.9 | 21.2% |
4th Grade Math (School City of Hammond) | 37.5 | 20.8 | 16.7% |
4th Grade Math (Indiana) | 54 | 48.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Science (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 27.5 | 13 | 14.5% |
4th Grade Science (School City of Hammond) | 24.7 | 10.7 | 14% |
4th Grade Science (Indiana) | 46.3 | 37 | 9.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 34.6 | 10.9 | 23.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (School City of Hammond) | 34.5 | 17.8 | 16.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.5 | 40.2 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Math (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 17.3 | 12.7 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Math (School City of Hammond) | 30.1 | 16.8 | 13.3% |
5th Grade Math (Indiana) | 47.8 | 41.1 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Lew Wallace Elementary School) | 23.1 | 3.6 | 19.5% |
5th Grade Social Studies (School City of Hammond) | 28.8 | 16.6 | 12.2% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Indiana) | 46 | 39.1 | 6.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 346 | 465 | 34.4% |
African American | 151 | 188 | 24.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 155 | 230 | 48.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 20 | 21 | 5% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 24 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 74.9% | 78.3% | 3.4% |