Impact of COVID-19 on J. I. Watson 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 389th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 330th of 730 Elementary schools | 8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 53 | 59 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Calcasieu Parish) | 73 | 73 | |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 69 | 77 | 8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Calcasieu Parish) | 75 | 75 | |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 35 | 45 | 10% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish) | 48 | 48 | |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 86 | 72 | 14% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Calcasieu Parish) | 80 | 76 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 57 | 43 | 14% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish) | 55 | 59 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 62 | 57 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Calcasieu Parish) | 69 | 66 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 63 | 59 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 71 | 74 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Calcasieu Parish) | 76 | 75 | 1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
5th Grade Social Studies (J. I. Watson Elementary School) | 49 | 60 | 11% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Calcasieu Parish) | 58 | 54 | 4% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 54 | 48 | 6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 551 | 522 | 5.3% |
African American | 211 | 220 | 4.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 29 | 29 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 283 | 253 | 10.6% |
Two or More Races | 24 | 17 | 29.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 61% | 71.8% | 10.9% |