Impact of COVID-19 on Sunflower 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 289th of 667 Elementary schools | Ranks 138th of 660 Elementary schools | 22.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sunflower Elementary) | 39 | 55.7 | 16.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 47.9 | 45.2 | 2.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 40.6 | 38.1 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sunflower Elementary) | 45.1 | 64.5 | 19.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 52.7 | 57.5 | 4.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 50.3 | 50.4 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sunflower Elementary) | 49.3 | 53.1 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 54.3 | 49.5 | 4.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 47.6 | 42.8 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Sunflower Elementary) | 50 | 40.2 | 9.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 40.7 | 37.2 | 3.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 36.1 | 37.6 | 1.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sunflower Elementary) | 42.4 | 49.4 | 7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 49.4 | 47.9 | 1.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 43.5 | 39.6 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Sunflower Elementary) | 42.4 | 38.2 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 38.8 | 34.9 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 31.3 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Science (Sunflower Elementary) | 40.7 | 58.4 | 17.8% |
5th Grade Science (Lawrence) | 49 | 45.8 | 3.1% |
5th Grade Science (Kansas) | 43.1 | 42.1 | 1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 463 | 468 | 1.1% |
African American | 18 | 30 | 66.7% |
American Indian | 12 | 11 | 8.3% |
Asian | 14 | 10 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 64 | 62 | 3.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 302 | 295 | 2.3% |
Two or More Races | 53 | 58 | 9.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.6% | 46.6% | 1% |