Impact of COVID-19 on Dawson 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 284th of 397 Elementary schools | Ranks 207th of 377 Elementary schools | 16.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dawson Elementary School) | 55.3 | 33.3 | 22% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Public School District) | 36.1 | 34.1 | 2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.3 | 46.4 | 1.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dawson Elementary School) | 36.9 | 7.4 | 29.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jackson Public School District) | 25.9 | 23.6 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.4 | 49.5 | 1.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson Elementary School) | 29.8 | 21.7 | 8.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Public School District) | 32.6 | 41.6 | 9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.5 | 53.4 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Dawson Elementary School) | 23.4 | 8.7 | 14.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Public School District) | 27 | 39 | 12% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 48.8 | 56.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson Elementary School) | 28 | 65.2 | 37.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Public School District) | 33.2 | 43.2 | 10% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 43 | 51.9 | 8.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Dawson Elementary School) | 30 | 39.1 | 9.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Public School District) | 25.6 | 26.8 | 1.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 38.9 | 44.3 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Science (Dawson Elementary School) | 38 | 78.3 | 40.3% |
5th Grade Science (Jackson Public School District) | 44.2 | 60 | 15.8% |
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 | 297 | 192 | 35.4% |
African American | 295 | 192 | 34.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 0 | 0 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |