Impact of COVID-19 on Sister Lakes 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 1082nd of 1408 Elementary schools | Ranks 766th of 1470 Elementary schools | 24.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sister Lakes Elementary School) | 37 | 40 | 3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dowagiac Union School District) | 30.8 | 29.6 | 1.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Sister Lakes Elementary School) | 29.6 | 46.7 | 17.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Dowagiac Union School District) | 25.2 | 31.3 | 6.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sister Lakes Elementary School) | 34.2 | 46.4 | 12.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dowagiac Union School District) | 29.1 | 35.8 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Math (Sister Lakes Elementary School) | 21.1 | 17.9 | 3.2% |
5th Grade Math (Dowagiac Union School District) | 20.6 | 21.6 | 1% |
5th Grade Math (Michigan) | 34.8 | 31.5 | 3.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 171 | 181 | 5.8% |
African American | 1 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 4 | 8 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 84 | 65 | 22.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 76 | 99 | 30.3% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 9 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 84.8% | 80.7% | 4.1% |