Impact of COVID-19 on Melrose 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 546th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 565th of 730 Elementary schools | 2.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Melrose Elementary School) | 56 | 40 | 16% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 65 | 53 | 12% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Melrose Elementary School) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 66 | 55 | 11% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Melrose Elementary School) | 42 | 38 | 4% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 46 | 37 | 9% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Melrose Elementary School) | 54 | 51 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 59 | 54 | 5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 65 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Melrose Elementary School) | 66 | 45 | 21% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Melrose Elementary School) | 45 | 43 | 2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 48 | 44 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Melrose Elementary School) | 49 | 38 | 11% |
5th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 56 | 52 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 63 | 61 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Melrose Elementary School) | 56 | 62 | 6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 67 | 65 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Melrose Elementary School) | 45 | 19 | 26% |
5th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
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 | 429 | 330 | 23.1% |
African American | 413 | 303 | 26.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 8 | 20 | 150% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 4 | 300% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 84.8% | 94.2% | 9.4% |