Impact of COVID-19 on Park 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 469th of 667 Elementary schools | Ranks 447th of 660 Elementary schools | 2.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Park Elementary) | 34.3 | 29.4 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Great Bend) | 32.1 | 32.1 | 0% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 40.6 | 38.1 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Park Elementary) | 45.7 | 57.6 | 11.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Great Bend) | 49.7 | 45.4 | 4.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 50.3 | 50.4 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Park Elementary) | 43.2 | 18.9 | 24.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Great Bend) | 43.1 | 28.6 | 14.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 47.6 | 42.8 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Park Elementary) | 29.7 | 16.2 | 13.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Great Bend) | 36.8 | 28 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 36.1 | 37.6 | 1.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Park Elementary) | 27.9 | 35 | 7.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Great Bend) | 28.6 | 34.2 | 5.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 43.5 | 39.6 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Park Elementary) | 9.1 | 41 | 31.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Great Bend) | 33 | 28.8 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 31.3 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Science (Park Elementary) | 15.9 | 17.9 | 2% |
5th Grade Science (Great Bend) | 22.6 | 21.7 | 0.9% |
5th Grade Science (Kansas) | 43.1 | 42.1 | 1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Park Elementary) | 43.2 | 21.9 | 21.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Great Bend) | 35.2 | 25 | 10.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 38.4 | 33.7 | 4.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Park Elementary) | 35.1 | 34.4 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Great Bend) | 36.6 | 30.1 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 29.9 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 267 | 251 | 6% |
African American | 5 | 8 | 60% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 125 | 116 | 7.2% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
White | 120 | 116 | 3.3% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 6 | 45.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 85.8% | 80.9% | 4.9% |