Impact of COVID-19 on Cook Elementary School
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 361st of 397 Elementary schools | Ranks 285th of 377 Elementary schools | 15.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cook Elementary School) | 31.2 | 44.1 | 12.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Columbus Municipal School District) | 33.5 | 32.2 | 1.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.3 | 51.6 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cook Elementary School) | 26 | 42.4 | 16.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus Municipal School District) | 30.2 | 31.7 | 1.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.4 | 54.8 | 3.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cook Elementary School) | 24.4 | 22.4 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus Municipal School District) | 26.6 | 30.3 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.5 | 53.4 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cook Elementary School) | 7 | 25.8 | 18.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Municipal School District) | 16.1 | 35.1 | 19% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 48.8 | 56.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cook Elementary School) | 15.7 | 43.7 | 28% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Columbus Municipal School District) | 20.4 | 30.7 | 10.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 43 | 51.9 | 8.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cook Elementary School) | 6.7 | 39.6 | 32.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus Municipal School District) | 15.3 | 24.6 | 9.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 38.9 | 44.3 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Science (Cook Elementary School) | 40.9 | 52.1 | 11.2% |
5th Grade Science (Columbus Municipal School District) | 35.5 | 52.6 | 17.1% |
5th Grade Science (Mississippi) | 55.9 | 64.3 | 8.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 490 | 388 | 20.8% |
African American | 419 | 334 | 20.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 7 | |
Hispanic | 19 | 14 | 26.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 48 | 20 | 58.3% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 13 | 225% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |