Impact of COVID-19 on Pierce Street 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 35th of 397 Elementary schools | Ranks 96th of 377 Elementary schools | 16.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pierce Street Elementary School) | 57.4 | 58.3 | 0.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tupelo Public School District) | 56.4 | 51.1 | 5.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.3 | 51.6 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pierce Street Elementary School) | 65.8 | 54.5 | 11.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tupelo Public School District) | 71.9 | 53.8 | 18.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.4 | 54.8 | 3.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pierce Street Elementary School) | 60.8 | 55.4 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tupelo Public School District) | 56.6 | 49.5 | 7.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 48.5 | 53.4 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pierce Street Elementary School) | 75.7 | 53.1 | 22.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Tupelo Public School District) | 62.9 | 60.7 | 2.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 48.8 | 56.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pierce Street Elementary School) | 65.7 | 69.3 | 3.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tupelo Public School District) | 55.1 | 57.1 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 43 | 51.9 | 8.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pierce Street Elementary School) | 66.6 | 62.3 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Tupelo Public School District) | 52.3 | 56.2 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 38.9 | 44.3 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Science (Pierce Street Elementary School) | 84.6 | 78.1 | 6.5% |
5th Grade Science (Tupelo Public School District) | 75.3 | 70.5 | 4.8% |
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 | 340 | 336 | 1.2% |
African American | 158 | 156 | 1.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 11 | 7 | 36.4% |
Hispanic | 13 | 31 | 138.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 137 | 129 | 5.8% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 13 | 38.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.5% | 99.1% | 35.6% |