Impact of COVID-19 on Pepper 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 1278th of 1408 Elementary schools | Ranks 1313th of 1470 Elementary schools | 1.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pepper Elementary School) | 29.9 | 15.2 | 14.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Oak Park School District of the City of) | 23.9 | 17.5 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Pepper Elementary School) | 31.2 | 6.1 | 25.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Oak Park School District of the City of) | 22.1 | 8.1 | 14% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pepper Elementary School) | 14.1 | 12.1 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Oak Park School District of the City of) | 18.5 | 15 | 3.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.8 | 44.3 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Pepper Elementary School) | 8.3 | 6.1 | 2.2% |
4th Grade Math (Oak Park School District of the City of) | 16.5 | 4.2 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Math (Michigan) | 41.8 | 38.6 | 3.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pepper Elementary School) | 14.9 | 22.8 | 7.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Oak Park School District of the City of) | 16.8 | 9.5 | 7.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Math (Pepper Elementary School) | 9.6 | 10.5 | 0.9% |
5th Grade Math (Oak Park School District of the City of) | 10.4 | 2.9 | 7.5% |
5th Grade Math (Michigan) | 34.8 | 31.5 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Pepper Elementary School) | 9.5 | 12.3 | 2.8% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Oak Park School District of the City of) | 6.8 | 2.9 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 17.4 | 18.6 | 1.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 457 | 367 | 19.7% |
African American | 440 | 347 | 21.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 7 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 11 | 5 | 54.5% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 7 | 75% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 86.2% | 83.1% | 3.1% |