Impact of COVID-19 on Waite Park 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 448th of 870 Elementary schools | Ranks 151st of 845 Elementary schools | 33.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Waite Park Elementary) | 62.7 | 71.1 | 8.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Minneapolis Public School District) | 51.8 | 46.4 | 5.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Minnesota) | 65.6 | 59.1 | 6.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Waite Park Elementary) | 53.3 | 62.2 | 8.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (Minneapolis Public School District) | 45.9 | 42.2 | 3.7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 54.6 | 47.4 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Math (Waite Park Elementary) | 50.7 | 79 | 28.2% |
4th Grade Math (Minneapolis Public School District) | 48.2 | 43.9 | 4.3% |
4th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 63.9 | 57.1 | 6.8% |
4th Grade Reading (Waite Park Elementary) | 46.4 | 68.4 | 22% |
4th Grade Reading (Minneapolis Public School District) | 44 | 42.4 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 55.4 | 48.4 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Math (Waite Park Elementary) | 68.8 | 52.9 | 15.8% |
5th Grade Math (Minneapolis Public School District) | 40.3 | 28 | 12.3% |
5th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 52 | 44.4 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Waite Park Elementary) | 80 | 66.7 | 13.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Minneapolis Public School District) | 53.4 | 44.9 | 8.4% |
5th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 65.8 | 58.7 | 7% |
5th Grade Science (Waite Park Elementary) | 59.4 | 58.8 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Science (Minneapolis Public School District) | 40.8 | 36.1 | 4.8% |
5th Grade Science (Minnesota) | 54.9 | 48.4 | 6.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 409 | 274 | 33% |
African American | 72 | 23 | 68.1% |
American Indian | 14 | 6 | 57.1% |
Asian | 14 | 7 | 50% |
Hispanic | 40 | 23 | 42.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 222 | 171 | 23% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 44 | 6.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 44.7% | 30.7% | 14.1% |