Impact of COVID-19 on Mildred Merkley 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 645th of 1031 Elementary schools | Ranks 457th of 1016 Elementary schools | 17.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 44 | 39.5 | 4.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School Town of Highland) | 44.2 | 43.5 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 46.3 | 39.7 | 6.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 60.8 | 55.8 | 5% |
3rd Grade Math (School Town of Highland) | 65.2 | 63.2 | 2% |
3rd Grade Math (Indiana) | 58.7 | 53.1 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 43.4 | 47.4 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (School Town of Highland) | 48.2 | 46.1 | 2.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 64.2 | 65.8 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Math (School Town of Highland) | 61.1 | 63.6 | 2.5% |
4th Grade Math (Indiana) | 54 | 48.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Science (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 47.2 | 43.2 | 4% |
4th Grade Science (School Town of Highland) | 52.2 | 39.8 | 12.4% |
4th Grade Science (Indiana) | 46.3 | 37 | 9.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 19.5 | 37.5 | 18% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (School Town of Highland) | 42.2 | 36.9 | 5.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.5 | 40.2 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Math (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 29.3 | 33.9 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Math (School Town of Highland) | 40.9 | 42.8 | 1.9% |
5th Grade Math (Indiana) | 47.8 | 41.1 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Mildred Merkley Elementary School) | 22 | 30.9 | 8.9% |
5th Grade Social Studies (School Town of Highland) | 48.4 | 41.7 | 6.7% |
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 | 291 | 265 | 8.9% |
African American | 21 | 26 | 23.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 5 | |
Hispanic | 89 | 94 | 5.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 165 | 133 | 19.4% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 7 | 36.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.6% | 46.8% | 4.2% |