Impact of COVID-19 on Whittier 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 959th of 1052 Elementary schools | Ranks 872nd of 898 Elementary schools | 5.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary) | 23.3 | 1.9 | 21.4% |
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 (Whittier Elementary) | 14.3 | 6.5 | 7.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City 33) | 21.2 | 17.8 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 48.7 | 42.4 | 6.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary) | 22.8 | 6 | 16.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City 33) | 22.1 | 18.3 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 46.8 | 43.8 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary) | 22.5 | 4.1 | 18.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City 33) | 22 | 16.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 49.3 | 45.9 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary) | 16.2 | 7.5 | 8.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City 33) | 20.8 | 14.7 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 40.3 | 39.1 | 1.2% |
5th Grade Science (Whittier Elementary) | 20.6 | 7.6 | 13% |
5th Grade Science (Kansas City 33) | 22.8 | 15.5 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Science (Missouri) | 42.5 | 40.9 | 1.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary) | 17.4 | 10.8 | 6.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City 33) | 22.8 | 18.1 | 4.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 47.1 | 44.1 | 3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary) | 35.6 | 12.7 | 22.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City 33) | 26.2 | 24.3 | 1.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 42.5 | 43.7 | 1.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Whittier Elementary) | 25.5 | 11.4 | 14.1% |
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 | 414 | 351 | 15.2% |
African American | 172 | 119 | 30.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 43 | 61 | 41.9% |
Hispanic | 144 | 136 | 5.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 6 | 200% |
White | 47 | 26 | 44.7% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 3 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.3% | 99.1% | 0.1% |