Impact of COVID-19 on Morton 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 834th of 1031 Elementary schools | Ranks 887th of 1016 Elementary schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Morton Elementary School) | 24.4 | 15.5 | 8.9% |
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 (Morton Elementary School) | 43.6 | 20.7 | 22.9% |
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 (Morton Elementary School) | 32.9 | 13.5 | 19.4% |
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 (Morton Elementary School) | 40.7 | 26 | 14.7% |
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 (Morton Elementary School) | 27.1 | 8.2 | 18.9% |
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 (Morton Elementary School) | 35.1 | 12.7 | 22.4% |
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 (Morton Elementary School) | 31.2 | 21.1 | 10.1% |
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 (Morton Elementary School) | 22.4 | 12.9 | 9.5% |
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 | 479 | 476 | 0.6% |
African American | 139 | 176 | 26.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 234 | 235 | 0.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 78 | 45 | 42.3% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 17 | 32% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79.7% | 68.1% | 11.7% |