Impact of COVID-19 on Sixth Ward 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 321st of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 189th of 730 Elementary schools | 18% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade Mathematics (Sixth Ward Elementary School) | 70 | 69 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (St. James Parish) | 76 | 67 | 9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 60 | 9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sixth Ward Elementary School) | 79 | 78 | 1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (St. James Parish) | 77 | 73 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Sixth Ward Elementary School) | 45 | 70 | 25% |
4th Grade Social Studies (St. James Parish) | 52 | 57 | 5% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Sixth Ward Elementary School) | 67 | 74 | 7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (St. James Parish) | 70 | 67 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 63 | 61 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sixth Ward Elementary School) | 71 | 76 | 5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (St. James Parish) | 78 | 74 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Sixth Ward Elementary School) | 57 | 54 | 3% |
5th Grade Social Studies (St. James Parish) | 63 | 49 | 14% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 54 | 48 | 6% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Sixth Ward Elementary School) | 59 | 52 | 7% |
6th Grade Social Studies (St. James Parish) | 61 | 55 | 6% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 42 | 9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 345 | 290 | 15.9% |
African American | 261 | 232 | 11.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 10 | 6 | 40% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 68 | 49 | 27.9% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 3 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 60.9% | 72.8% | 11.9% |