Impact of COVID-19 on Merrydale 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 663rd of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 706th of 730 Elementary schools | 6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merrydale Elementary School) | 43 | 34 | 9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 65 | 53 | 12% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Merrydale Elementary School) | 50 | 39 | 11% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 66 | 55 | 11% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Merrydale Elementary School) | 30 | 31 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 59 | 49 | 10% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 60 | 9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Merrydale Elementary School) | 47 | 38 | 9% |
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 (Merrydale Elementary School) | 20 | 16 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (East Baton Rouge Parish) | 48 | 44 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Merrydale Elementary School) | 54 | 46 | 8% |
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 (Merrydale Elementary School) | 47 | 10 | 37% |
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 | 353 | 274 | 22.4% |
African American | 337 | 260 | 22.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 13 | 10 | 23.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 4 | 300% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79.6% | 95.3% | 15.7% |