Impact of COVID-19 on Joy 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 542nd of 1031 Elementary schools | Ranks 702nd of 1016 Elementary schools | 16.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joy Elementary School) | 45.7 | 22.4 | 23.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan City Area Schools) | 40.8 | 23.1 | 17.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 46.3 | 39.7 | 6.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Joy Elementary School) | 71.7 | 37.3 | 34.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan City Area Schools) | 58.7 | 36.5 | 22.3% |
3rd Grade Math (Indiana) | 58.7 | 53.1 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Joy Elementary School) | 44.9 | 30.5 | 14.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan City Area Schools) | 36.7 | 26.4 | 10.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (Joy Elementary School) | 61.2 | 40.7 | 20.5% |
4th Grade Math (Michigan City Area Schools) | 51.7 | 38.1 | 13.6% |
4th Grade Math (Indiana) | 54 | 48.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Science (Joy Elementary School) | 44.9 | 22 | 22.9% |
4th Grade Science (Michigan City Area Schools) | 33.2 | 21.1 | 12.1% |
4th Grade Science (Indiana) | 46.3 | 37 | 9.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Joy Elementary School) | 41 | 28 | 13% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan City Area Schools) | 32.8 | 28.8 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.5 | 40.2 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Math (Joy Elementary School) | 56.4 | 36 | 20.4% |
5th Grade Math (Michigan City Area Schools) | 36 | 30.4 | 5.6% |
5th Grade Math (Indiana) | 47.8 | 41.1 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Joy Elementary School) | 20.5 | 26 | 5.5% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan City Area Schools) | 20.2 | 17.7 | 2.6% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Indiana) | 46 | 39.1 | 6.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Joy Elementary School) | 52.1 | 29.8 | 22.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan City Area Schools) | 37.9 | 30.6 | 7.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.8 | 40.8 | 7% |
6th Grade Math (Joy Elementary School) | 41.7 | 24.6 | 17.1% |
6th Grade Math (Michigan City Area Schools) | 43.7 | 28.1 | 15.6% |
6th Grade Math (Indiana) | 46.4 | 38.3 | 8.1% |
6th Grade Science (Joy Elementary School) | 33.3 | 24.6 | 8.7% |
6th Grade Science (Michigan City Area Schools) | 29 | 21.6 | 7.4% |
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 | 401 | 460 | 14.7% |
African American | 134 | 171 | 27.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 40 | 38 | 5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 176 | 183 | 4% |
Two or More Races | 49 | 65 | 32.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76.3% | 78.5% | 2.2% |