Impact of COVID-19 on Somerset 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 151st of 870 Elementary schools | Ranks 48th of 845 Elementary schools | 11.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Somerset Elementary) | 71.8 | 82.3 | 10.5% |
3rd Grade Math (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan) | 61.7 | 59.8 | 1.9% |
3rd Grade Math (Minnesota) | 65.6 | 59.1 | 6.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Somerset Elementary) | 64.1 | 67.1 | 3% |
3rd Grade Reading (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan) | 52.4 | 50.3 | 2.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 54.6 | 47.4 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Math (Somerset Elementary) | 80.3 | 77.9 | 2.3% |
4th Grade Math (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan) | 67.7 | 61.9 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 63.9 | 57.1 | 6.8% |
4th Grade Reading (Somerset Elementary) | 77.5 | 70.6 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Reading (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan) | 64.8 | 57.8 | 7% |
4th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 55.4 | 48.4 | 7.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 381 | 383 | 0.5% |
African American | 11 | 18 | 63.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Hispanic | 54 | 69 | 27.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 279 | 265 | 5% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 25 | 21.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 21% | 25.3% | 4.3% |