Impact of COVID-19 on Buffalo Hills 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 58th of 452 Elementary schools | Ranks 75th of 459 Elementary schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Buffalo Hills Elementary) | 74 | 69 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kearney Public Schools) | 64 | 74 | 10% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 56 | 63 | 7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Buffalo Hills Elementary) | 76 | 79 | 3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kearney Public Schools) | 62 | 75 | 13% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 55 | 58 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Buffalo Hills Elementary) | 77 | 75 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kearney Public Schools) | 65 | 67 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 58 | 55 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Buffalo Hills Elementary) | 81 | 78 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Kearney Public Schools) | 62 | 71 | 9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 51 | 58 | 7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Buffalo Hills Elementary) | 66 | 70 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kearney Public Schools) | 56 | 71 | 15% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 48 | 56 | 8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Buffalo Hills Elementary) | 73 | 80 | 7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kearney Public Schools) | 62 | 79 | 17% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 54 | 65 | 11% |
5th Grade Science (Buffalo Hills Elementary) | 72 | 87 | 15% |
5th Grade Science (Kearney Public Schools) | 76 | 86 | 10% |
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 | 310 | 316 | 1.9% |
African American | 5 | 3 | 40% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 15 | 25 | 66.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 284 | 278 | 2.1% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 8 | 700% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 16.8% | 21.2% | 4.4% |