Impact of COVID-19 on Columbus 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.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 216th of 870 Elementary schools | Ranks 230th of 845 Elementary schools | 2.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Columbus Elementary) | 73.2 | 68.3 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District) | 65.2 | 62.5 | 2.7% |
3rd Grade Math (Minnesota) | 65.6 | 59.1 | 6.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Columbus Elementary) | 61.8 | 56.7 | 5.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District) | 50.5 | 48.1 | 2.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 54.6 | 47.4 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Math (Columbus Elementary) | 72.2 | 75.4 | 3.2% |
4th Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District) | 60.4 | 59.5 | 0.9% |
4th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 63.9 | 57.1 | 6.8% |
4th Grade Reading (Columbus Elementary) | 54.6 | 59.7 | 5.1% |
4th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District) | 51.5 | 47.1 | 4.5% |
4th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 55.4 | 48.4 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Math (Columbus Elementary) | 79.2 | 60.4 | 18.8% |
5th Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District) | 58 | 51.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 52 | 44.4 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Columbus Elementary) | 79.2 | 57.1 | 22% |
5th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District) | 65.1 | 64.7 | 0.4% |
5th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 65.8 | 58.7 | 7% |
5th Grade Science (Columbus Elementary) | 64.6 | 50 | 14.6% |
5th Grade Science (Forest Lake Public School District) | 58.8 | 57.8 | 1% |
5th Grade Science (Minnesota) | 54.9 | 48.4 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Math (Columbus Elementary) | 59.2 | 46.9 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District) | 51.1 | 40.8 | 10.3% |
6th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 50.5 | 39.7 | 10.8% |
6th Grade Reading (Columbus Elementary) | 68.6 | 54.7 | 13.9% |
6th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District) | 66 | 56.8 | 9.2% |
6th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 62.8 | 53.4 | 9.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 368 | 432 | 17.4% |
African American | 2 | 4 | 100% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 22 | 52 | 136.4% |
Hispanic | 7 | 14 | 100% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 316 | 348 | 10.1% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 13 | 27.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 17.1% | 22.9% | 5.8% |