Impact of COVID-19 on Blades 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 454th of 1052 Elementary schools | Ranks 510th of 898 Elementary schools | 13.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Blades Elementary) | 51.3 | 28.6 | 22.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix) | 47.8 | 43.3 | 4.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 46 | 41.1 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Blades Elementary) | 44.9 | 48.6 | 3.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix) | 50.9 | 48 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 48.7 | 42.4 | 6.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Blades Elementary) | 50.5 | 35.4 | 15.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix) | 49.8 | 47.5 | 2.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 46.8 | 43.8 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Blades Elementary) | 55.2 | 40 | 15.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix) | 49.3 | 52.8 | 3.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 49.3 | 45.9 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Blades Elementary) | 40.8 | 31.9 | 8.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix) | 45 | 35.5 | 9.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 40.3 | 39.1 | 1.2% |
5th Grade Science (Blades Elementary) | 44.9 | 34.7 | 10.2% |
5th Grade Science (Mehlville R-Ix) | 49.9 | 42.7 | 7.2% |
5th Grade Science (Missouri) | 42.5 | 40.9 | 1.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Blades Elementary) | 46.9 | 41.6 | 5.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix) | 52.7 | 48.8 | 3.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 47.1 | 44.1 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 463 | 430 | 7.1% |
African American | 33 | 32 | 3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 17 | 22 | 29.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 387 | 353 | 8.8% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 16 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 23.5% | 30.2% | 6.7% |