Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing 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 396th of 452 Elementary schools | Ranks 434th of 459 Elementary schools | 6.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary School) | 41 | 25 | 16% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington Public Schools) | 45 | 34 | 11% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 58 | 55 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary School) | 40 | 30 | 10% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lexington Public Schools) | 42 | 40 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 51 | 58 | 7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary School) | 32 | 29 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington Public Schools) | 33 | 35 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 48 | 56 | 8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary School) | 38 | 37 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lexington Public Schools) | 41 | 47 | 6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 54 | 65 | 11% |
5th Grade Science (Pershing Elementary School) | 42 | 50 | 8% |
5th Grade Science (Lexington Public Schools) | 47 | 59 | 12% |
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 | 280 | 317 | 13.2% |
African American | 31 | 54 | 74.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 189 | 218 | 15.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 3 | |
White | 36 | 35 | 2.8% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 2 | 90% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 87.1% | 80.8% | 6.4% |