Impact of COVID-19 on Brookside Elementary
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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brookside Elementary) | 31.3 | 11.4 | 19.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Rapids Public Schools) | 24.4 | 25.4 | 1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.8 | 44.3 | 1.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Brookside Elementary) | 14.6 | 18.4 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Rapids Public Schools) | 26.7 | 24.5 | 2.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 270 | 280 | 3.7% |
African American | 146 | 135 | 7.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 75 | 80 | 6.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 21 | 42 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 22 | 19 | 13.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.9% | 85.4% | 3.5% |