Impact of COVID-19 on Welsh 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 188th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 249th of 730 Elementary schools | 8.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Welsh Elementary School) | 86 | 91 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 77 | 74 | 3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Welsh Elementary School) | 78 | 73 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 75 | 64 | 11% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Welsh Elementary School) | 56 | 55 | 1% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 49 | 49 | |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Welsh Elementary School) | 66 | 74 | 8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 75 | 76 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 65 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Welsh Elementary School) | 81 | 55 | 26% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 78 | 69 | 9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Welsh Elementary School) | 63 | 49 | 14% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 59 | 60 | 1% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Welsh Elementary School) | 84 | 84 | |
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 72 | 73 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 63 | 61 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Welsh Elementary School) | 88 | 73 | 15% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Davis Parish) | 72 | 75 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 500 | 507 | 1.4% |
African American | 80 | 87 | 8.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 4 | 10 | 150% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 364 | 366 | 0.5% |
Two or More Races | 52 | 44 | 15.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.6% | 67.3% | 23.7% |