Impact of COVID-19 on Gearing 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 897th of 1408 Elementary schools | Ranks 791st of 1470 Elementary schools | 9.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gearing Elementary School) | 42.3 | 35.2 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (East China School District) | 39.4 | 42.4 | 3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Gearing Elementary School) | 55.8 | 47.9 | 7.9% |
3rd Grade Math (East China School District) | 43.2 | 46.2 | 3% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gearing Elementary School) | 34.5 | 44.3 | 9.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (East China School District) | 43.9 | 48.1 | 4.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.8 | 44.3 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Gearing Elementary School) | 43.1 | 27.3 | 15.8% |
4th Grade Math (East China School District) | 40.3 | 35.9 | 4.4% |
4th Grade Math (Michigan) | 41.8 | 38.6 | 3.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 349 | 365 | 4.6% |
African American | 4 | 3 | 25% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 2 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 334 | 351 | 5.1% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37.2% | 42.2% | 4.9% |