Impact of COVID-19 on Pearl Upper 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 80th of 397 Elementary schools | Ranks 82nd of 377 Elementary schools | 1.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pearl Upper School) | 58.2 | 55.2 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pearl Public School District) | 58.2 | 55.2 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.5 | 53.4 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pearl Upper School) | 54.4 | 60.3 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pearl Public School District) | 54.4 | 60.3 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 48.8 | 56.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pearl Upper School) | 54.9 | 61.3 | 6.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pearl Public School District) | 54.9 | 61.3 | 6.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 43 | 51.9 | 8.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pearl Upper School) | 48.3 | 59.4 | 11.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pearl Public School District) | 48.3 | 59.4 | 11.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 38.9 | 44.3 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Science (Pearl Upper School) | 73.6 | 78 | 4.4% |
5th Grade Science (Pearl Public School District) | 73.6 | 78 | 4.4% |
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 | 738 | 585 | 20.7% |
African American | 276 | 212 | 23.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
Hispanic | 46 | 47 | 2.2% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 4 | 100% |
White | 373 | 283 | 24.1% |
Two or More Races | 34 | 34 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 68% | 99.5% | 31.5% |