Impact of COVID-19 on Phillis Wheatley 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 1036th of 1052 Elementary schools | Ranks 837th of 898 Elementary schools | 5.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Phillis Wheatley Elementary) | 18 | 24 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas City 33) | 23.4 | 17.4 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 46 | 41.1 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Phillis Wheatley Elementary) | 4.9 | 8.2 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City 33) | 21.2 | 17 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 48.7 | 41.4 | 7.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Phillis Wheatley Elementary) | 5.9 | 11.3 | 5.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City 33) | 22.1 | 18.3 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 46.8 | 43.8 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Phillis Wheatley Elementary) | 8.2 | 8.5 | 0.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City 33) | 20.8 | 14.5 | 6.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 40.3 | 36.2 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Phillis Wheatley Elementary) | 3.8 | 19.5 | 15.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City 33) | 25.8 | 20.8 | 5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 45.9 | 37.5 | 8.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 418 | 391 | 6.5% |
African American | 246 | 171 | 30.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 8 | 5 | 37.5% |
Hispanic | 125 | 167 | 33.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 4 | 100% |
White | 25 | 31 | 24% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 12 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.3% | 99.2% | 0% |