Impact of COVID-19 on Discovery Community 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 824th of 870 Elementary schools | Ranks 738th of 845 Elementary schools | 7.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Discovery Community Elementary) | 31.4 | 31.7 | 0.3% |
3rd Grade Math (St. Cloud Public School District) | 50 | 39.1 | 10.9% |
3rd Grade Math (Minnesota) | 65.6 | 59.1 | 6.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Discovery Community Elementary) | 24.1 | 22 | 2.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (St. Cloud Public School District) | 38.1 | 32.2 | 5.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 54.6 | 47.4 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Math (Discovery Community Elementary) | 25.6 | 27.9 | 2.3% |
4th Grade Math (St. Cloud Public School District) | 43.6 | 36.5 | 7.1% |
4th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 63.9 | 57.1 | 6.8% |
4th Grade Reading (Discovery Community Elementary) | 26.8 | 20.6 | 6.2% |
4th Grade Reading (St. Cloud Public School District) | 37.4 | 32 | 5.4% |
4th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 55.4 | 48.4 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Math (Discovery Community Elementary) | 6.9 | 18.2 | 11.2% |
5th Grade Math (St. Cloud Public School District) | 36.8 | 29.5 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 52 | 44.4 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Discovery Community Elementary) | 26.4 | 35.5 | 9.1% |
5th Grade Reading (St. Cloud Public School District) | 51.6 | 45.7 | 5.9% |
5th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 65.8 | 58.7 | 7% |
5th Grade Science (Discovery Community Elementary) | 18.1 | 19.5 | 1.4% |
5th Grade Science (St. Cloud Public School District) | 43.8 | 35 | 8.8% |
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 | 537 | 483 | 10.1% |
African American | 321 | 251 | 21.8% |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 12 | 6 | 50% |
Hispanic | 61 | 95 | 55.7% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | |
White | 105 | 94 | 10.5% |
Two or More Races | 30 | 32 | 6.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 85.7% | 85.3% | 0.4% |