Impact of COVID-19 on Gertrude Walker Elementary
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 667 Elementary schools | Ranks 563rd of 660 Elementary schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gertrude Walker Elementary) | 29.5 | 29.7 | 0.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garden City) | 27.4 | 28.1 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 40.6 | 38.1 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gertrude Walker Elementary) | 34.8 | 37.8 | 3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garden City) | 34.1 | 41.5 | 7.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 50.3 | 50.4 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gertrude Walker Elementary) | 37.3 | 17.9 | 19.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Garden City) | 41.5 | 35.9 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 47.6 | 42.8 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gertrude Walker Elementary) | 21.1 | 5.1 | 16% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Garden City) | 24 | 21.8 | 2.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 36.1 | 37.6 | 1.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 231 | 208 | 10% |
African American | 21 | 29 | 38.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 18 | 12 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 150 | 137 | 8.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 38 | 21 | 44.7% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 9 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 83.5% | 84.1% | 0.6% |