Impact of COVID-19 on Cottonwood 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 555th of 667 Elementary schools | Ranks 481st of 660 Elementary schools | 10.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cottonwood Elementary School) | 20.7 | 13.2 | 7.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Salina) | 27.9 | 31 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 40.6 | 38.1 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cottonwood Elementary School) | 24.4 | 30.2 | 5.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Salina) | 35.5 | 40.4 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 50.3 | 50.4 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cottonwood Elementary School) | 34.8 | 38 | 3.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Salina) | 35.2 | 41.3 | 6.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 47.6 | 42.8 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cottonwood Elementary School) | 21.7 | 38 | 16.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Salina) | 23.5 | 39.4 | 15.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 36.1 | 37.6 | 1.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cottonwood Elementary School) | 30.3 | 36.8 | 6.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Salina) | 38.3 | 33.4 | 4.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 43.5 | 39.6 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cottonwood Elementary School) | 25.8 | 24.1 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Salina) | 28.4 | 30.7 | 2.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 31.3 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Science (Cottonwood Elementary School) | 29.7 | 29.3 | 0.4% |
5th Grade Science (Salina) | 33.5 | 33.3 | 0.2% |
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 | 372 | 19.7% |
African American | 26 | 22 | 15.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 2 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 121 | 92 | 24% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 252 | 190 | 24.6% |
Two or More Races | 62 | 65 | 4.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 78.2% | 82% | 3.8% |