Impact of COVID-19 on Purvis Upper 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 135th of 397 Elementary schools | Ranks 152nd of 377 Elementary schools | 6.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Purvis Upper Elementary) | 47.4 | 53.7 | 6.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lamar County School District) | 62.5 | 63.2 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.3 | 51.6 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Purvis Upper Elementary) | 53.9 | 59 | 5.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lamar County School District) | 68.6 | 69.5 | 0.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.4 | 54.8 | 3.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Purvis Upper Elementary) | 56.8 | 59.8 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lamar County School District) | 60 | 58.8 | 1.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.5 | 53.4 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Purvis Upper Elementary) | 53.2 | 47.4 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lamar County School District) | 58.6 | 57.3 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 48.8 | 56.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Purvis Upper Elementary) | 52.9 | 49.5 | 3.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lamar County School District) | 53.5 | 61.4 | 7.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 43 | 51.9 | 8.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Purvis Upper Elementary) | 40.7 | 37.4 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lamar County School District) | 52 | 46.5 | 5.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 38.9 | 44.3 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Science (Purvis Upper Elementary) | 56.5 | 70.5 | 14% |
5th Grade Science (Lamar County School District) | 63.5 | 71.2 | 7.7% |
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 | 384 | 373 | 2.9% |
African American | 40 | 41 | 2.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 327 | 302 | 7.6% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 24 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 53.6% | 99.2% | 45.5% |