Impact of COVID-19 on Gilkey 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 274th of 1408 Elementary schools | Ranks 458th of 1470 Elementary schools | 11.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gilkey Elementary School) | 61.7 | 48.4 | 13.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Plainwell Community Schools) | 53.1 | 47.2 | 5.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Gilkey Elementary School) | 63 | 35.5 | 27.5% |
3rd Grade Math (Plainwell Community Schools) | 53.1 | 34.5 | 18.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gilkey Elementary School) | 64 | 56 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Plainwell Community Schools) | 61.3 | 48.2 | 13.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.8 | 44.3 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Gilkey Elementary School) | 50.7 | 51 | 0.3% |
4th Grade Math (Plainwell Community Schools) | 53.8 | 42 | 11.8% |
4th Grade Math (Michigan) | 41.8 | 38.6 | 3.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gilkey Elementary School) | 58.2 | 62 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Plainwell Community Schools) | 55.5 | 52.5 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Math (Gilkey Elementary School) | 55.7 | 50.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Math (Plainwell Community Schools) | 54.1 | 42.8 | 11.3% |
5th Grade Math (Michigan) | 34.8 | 31.5 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Gilkey Elementary School) | 30.4 | 16.9 | 13.5% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Plainwell Community Schools) | 21.6 | 10.5 | 11.1% |
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 | 415 | 393 | 5.3% |
African American | 2 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Hispanic | 24 | 14 | 41.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 366 | 351 | 4.1% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 26 | 44.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 28.7% | 35.4% | 6.7% |