Impact of COVID-19 on Dirigo 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 222nd of 258 Elementary schools | Ranks 256th of 290 Elementary schools | 2.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades English Language Arts (Dirigo Elementary School) | 44.3 | 77.6 | 33.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Regional School Unit 56) | 44.4 | 76.7 | 32.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Maine) | 55.9 | 83.8 | 27.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Dirigo Elementary School) | 28 | 70.6 | 42.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Regional School Unit 56) | 18.6 | 73.2 | 54.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Maine) | 35.7 | 81.3 | 45.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 387 | 359 | 7.2% |
African American | 5 | 5 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 4 | 7 | 75% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 374 | 334 | 10.7% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 10 | 900% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59.4% | 46% | 13.5% |