Impact of COVID-19 on Merriam 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 393rd of 667 Elementary schools | Ranks 312th of 660 Elementary schools | 11.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Merriam Park Elementary) | 42.9 | 45.3 | 2.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 55.2 | 48.8 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 40.6 | 38.1 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merriam Park Elementary) | 44.9 | 47.2 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 60.7 | 61.2 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 50.3 | 50.4 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Merriam Park Elementary) | 35.7 | 43.5 | 7.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 57.2 | 55.7 | 1.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 47.6 | 42.8 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Merriam Park Elementary) | 33.8 | 47.5 | 13.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 46.2 | 51.9 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 36.1 | 37.6 | 1.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Merriam Park Elementary) | 35.8 | 48.1 | 12.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 55.7 | 53.3 | 2.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 43.5 | 39.6 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Merriam Park Elementary) | 40.3 | 44.4 | 4.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 44.6 | 42.6 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 31.3 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Science (Merriam Park Elementary) | 49.2 | 37 | 12.2% |
5th Grade Science (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 54.2 | 50.5 | 3.7% |
5th Grade Science (Kansas) | 43.1 | 42.1 | 1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Merriam Park Elementary) | 35.5 | 21 | 14.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 53.5 | 51.6 | 1.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 38.4 | 33.7 | 4.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Merriam Park Elementary) | 24.2 | 20.7 | 3.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Shawnee Mission Pub School) | 50 | 51.2 | 1.2% |
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 | 485 | 431 | 11.1% |
African American | 50 | 59 | 18% |
American Indian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Asian | 19 | 5 | 73.7% |
Hispanic | 115 | 107 | 7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 264 | 227 | 14% |
Two or More Races | 31 | 27 | 12.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.3% | 57.5% | 0.2% |