Impact of COVID-19 on Palmetto 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 74th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 48th of 730 Elementary schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palmetto Elementary School) | 90 | 94 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (St. Landry Parish) | 70 | 66 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Palmetto Elementary School) | 90 | 94 | 4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (St. Landry Parish) | 69 | 62 | 7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Palmetto Elementary School) | 71 | 90 | 19% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (St. Landry Parish) | 46 | 41 | 5% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Palmetto Elementary School) | 91 | 80 | 11% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (St. Landry Parish) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Palmetto Elementary School) | 67 | 84 | 17% |
4th Grade Social Studies (St. Landry Parish) | 42 | 44 | 2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Palmetto Elementary School) | 69 | 67 | 2% |
5th Grade Social Studies (St. Landry Parish) | 53 | 30 | 23% |
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 | 312 | 231 | 26% |
African American | 189 | 153 | 19% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 9 | 3 | 66.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 106 | 72 | 32.1% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.1% | 78.8% | 15.6% |