Impact of COVID-19 on Buchanan 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Buchanan Elementary) | 64 | 63.8 | 0.2% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Branson R-IV) | 61.1 | 56.7 | 4.4% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 46 | 41.1 | 4.9% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Buchanan Elementary) | 56.8 | 51.1 | 5.7% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Branson R-IV) | 52.6 | 45.2 | 7.4% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 48.7 | 42.4 | 6.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 657 | 594 | 9.6% |
| African American | 11 | 11 | |
| American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
| Asian | 3 | 3 | |
| Hispanic | 68 | 50 | 26.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
| White | 550 | 492 | 10.5% |
| Two or More Races | 20 | 34 | 70% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.8% | 54.2% | 9.6% |