Impact of COVID-19 on Ruston 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 442nd of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 285th of 730 Elementary schools | 21.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ruston Elementary School) | 69 | 81 | 12% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Parish) | 69 | 80 | 11% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ruston Elementary School) | 63 | 69 | 6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Parish) | 64 | 74 | 10% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Ruston Elementary School) | 33 | 52 | 19% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Lincoln Parish) | 40 | 57 | 17% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ruston Elementary School) | 68 | 65 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Parish) | 62 | 73 | 11% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 65 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ruston Elementary School) | 72 | 57 | 15% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Parish) | 70 | 75 | 5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Ruston Elementary School) | 48 | 52 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Lincoln Parish) | 42 | 65 | 23% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ruston Elementary School) | 61 | 77 | 16% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Parish) | 70 | 79 | 9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Ruston Elementary School) | 49 | 62 | 13% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Lincoln Parish) | 56 | 65 | 9% |
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 | 310 | 341 | 10% |
African American | 158 | 165 | 4.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 5 | 9 | 80% |
Hispanic | 43 | 38 | 11.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 101 | 125 | 23.8% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 2 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 49.7% | 63% | 13.4% |