Impact of COVID-19 on W.P. Foster 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 629th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 578th of 730 Elementary schools | 6.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 44 | 49 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (St. Mary Parish) | 73 | 63 | 10% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 61 | 19 | 42% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (St. Mary Parish) | 74 | 53 | 21% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 28 | 10 | 18% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (St. Mary Parish) | 56 | 43 | 13% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 49 | 56 | 7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (St. Mary Parish) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 65 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 61 | 48 | 13% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (St. Mary Parish) | 73 | 69 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 35 | 31 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (St. Mary Parish) | 58 | 54 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 40 | 61 | 21% |
5th Grade Mathematics (St. Mary Parish) | 64 | 65 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 63 | 59 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 43 | 65 | 22% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (St. Mary Parish) | 72 | 73 | 1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
5th Grade Social Studies (W.P. Foster Elementary School) | 35 | 43 | 8% |
5th Grade Social Studies (St. Mary Parish) | 58 | 57 | 1% |
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 | 314 | 250 | 20.4% |
African American | 236 | 193 | 18.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 8 | 4 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 48 | 43 | 10.4% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 10 | 52.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 82.8% | 88.8% | 6% |