Impact of COVID-19 on New Palestine 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 299th of 1031 Elementary schools | Ranks 61st of 1016 Elementary schools | 23% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Palestine Elementary School) | 57.7 | 58.7 | 1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Southern Hancock County Com School Corp) | 58.5 | 60.6 | 2.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 46.3 | 39.7 | 6.6% |
3rd Grade Math (New Palestine Elementary School) | 71.1 | 82.7 | 11.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Southern Hancock County Com School Corp) | 67.1 | 73.6 | 6.5% |
3rd Grade Math (Indiana) | 58.7 | 53.1 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Palestine Elementary School) | 47.1 | 64.8 | 17.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Southern Hancock County Com School Corp) | 52.9 | 52.4 | 0.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (New Palestine Elementary School) | 55.2 | 68.2 | 13% |
4th Grade Math (Southern Hancock County Com School Corp) | 62.3 | 62.7 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Math (Indiana) | 54 | 48.8 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Science (New Palestine Elementary School) | 62.1 | 62.5 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Science (Southern Hancock County Com School Corp) | 61.5 | 53.6 | 7.9% |
4th Grade Science (Indiana) | 46.3 | 37 | 9.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 572 | 577 | 0.9% |
African American | 2 | 2 | |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Hispanic | 12 | 23 | 91.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 539 | 533 | 1.1% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 14 | 16.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 19.4% | 23.7% | 4.3% |