Impact of COVID-19 on Newell 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 377th of 452 Elementary schools | Ranks 307th of 459 Elementary schools | 16.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Newell Elementary School) | 43 | 51 | 8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools) | 50 | 44 | 6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 56 | 63 | 7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Newell Elementary School) | 45 | 54 | 9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools) | 47 | 43 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 55 | 58 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Newell Elementary School) | 42 | 50 | 8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools) | 49 | 42 | 7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 58 | 55 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Newell Elementary School) | 44 | 65 | 21% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools) | 44 | 46 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 51 | 58 | 7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Newell Elementary School) | 33 | 45 | 12% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools) | 41 | 36 | 5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 48 | 56 | 8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Newell Elementary School) | 41 | 69 | 28% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools) | 46 | 52 | 6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 54 | 65 | 11% |
5th Grade Science (Newell Elementary School) | 48 | 62 | 14% |
5th Grade Science (Grand Island Public Schools) | 50 | 66 | 16% |
5th Grade Science (Nebraska) | 68 | 76 | 8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 462 | 348 | 24.7% |
African American | 45 | 41 | 8.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 8 | 5 | 37.5% |
Hispanic | 153 | 164 | 7.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 244 | 129 | 47.1% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 8 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 62.8% | 62.9% | 0.2% |