Impact of COVID-19 on Benton 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 238th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 102nd of 730 Elementary schools | 18.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Benton Elementary School) | 84 | 73 | 11% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bossier Parish) | 78 | 70 | 8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Benton Elementary School) | 78 | 76 | 2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bossier Parish) | 75 | 67 | 8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Benton Elementary School) | 62 | 62 | |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Bossier Parish) | 55 | 53 | 2% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Elementary School) | 74 | 86 | 12% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bossier Parish) | 73 | 74 | 1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Benton Elementary School) | 66 | 80 | 14% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Bossier Parish) | 58 | 59 | 1% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 628 | 646 | 2.9% |
African American | 96 | 92 | 4.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 3 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 25 | 50 | 100% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 488 | 478 | 2% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 21 | 90.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.6% | 45.2% | 8.6% |