Impact of COVID-19 on Wilbur Wright 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 613th of 1031 Elementary schools | Ranks 447th of 1016 Elementary schools | 15.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 34 | 40 | 6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Castle Community School Corp) | 40 | 34 | 6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 46.3 | 39.7 | 6.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 56 | 48 | 8% |
3rd Grade Math (New Castle Community School Corp) | 61.4 | 45.6 | 15.8% |
3rd Grade Math (Indiana) | 58.7 | 53.1 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 39.6 | 47.5 | 7.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Castle Community School Corp) | 37 | 41.2 | 4.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 56.3 | 57.6 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Math (New Castle Community School Corp) | 52.1 | 52.6 | 0.5% |
4th Grade Math (Indiana) | 54 | 48.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Science (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 43.8 | 33.9 | 9.9% |
4th Grade Science (New Castle Community School Corp) | 39.3 | 36.2 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Science (Indiana) | 46.3 | 37 | 9.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 42.2 | 39.2 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Castle Community School Corp) | 43.3 | 37.4 | 5.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.5 | 40.2 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Math (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 42.2 | 35.3 | 6.9% |
5th Grade Math (New Castle Community School Corp) | 46.6 | 31.1 | 15.6% |
5th Grade Math (Indiana) | 47.8 | 41.1 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 33.3 | 42 | 8.7% |
5th Grade Social Studies (New Castle Community School Corp) | 34.6 | 30.2 | 4.4% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Indiana) | 46 | 39.1 | 6.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 46.2 | 27.8 | 18.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Castle Community School Corp) | 48.6 | 31.2 | 17.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.8 | 39 | 8.8% |
6th Grade Math (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 44.2 | 27.8 | 16.4% |
6th Grade Math (New Castle Community School Corp) | 49.5 | 24.4 | 25.1% |
6th Grade Math (Indiana) | 46.4 | 35.5 | 10.9% |
6th Grade Science (Wilbur Wright Elementary School) | 44.2 | 29.6 | 14.6% |
6th Grade Science (New Castle Community School Corp) | 46.3 | 29.5 | 16.8% |
6th Grade Science (Indiana) | 48.6 | 38.8 | 9.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 334 | 294 | 12% |
African American | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 2 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 14 | 22 | 57.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 289 | 239 | 17.3% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 27 | 28.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 70.1% | 77.2% | 7.2% |