Impact of COVID-19 on Desert Star 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 140th of 396 Elementary schools | Ranks 316th of 435 Elementary schools | 37.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Language Arts (Desert Star Elementary) | 33 | 34.7 | 1.7% |
3rd Grade Language Arts (Alamogordo) | 35 | 39.4 | 4.4% |
3rd Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 30 | 31.8 | 1.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Desert Star Elementary) | 39 | 15.8 | 23.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alamogordo) | 38 | 25.5 | 12.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 32 | 22.5 | 9.5% |
4th Grade Language Arts (Desert Star Elementary) | 31 | 30.7 | 0.3% |
4th Grade Language Arts (Alamogordo) | 36 | 41.9 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 30 | 35.2 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Desert Star Elementary) | 30 | 15.9 | 14.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alamogordo) | 33 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 27 | 24.5 | 2.5% |
5th Grade Language Arts (Desert Star Elementary) | 44 | 21.9 | 22.1% |
5th Grade Language Arts (Alamogordo) | 41 | 37.9 | 3.1% |
5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico) | 33 | 35.7 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Desert Star Elementary) | 32 | 30.2 | 1.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alamogordo) | 26 | 37.4 | 11.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico) | 24 | 30.7 | 6.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 567 | 464 | 18.2% |
African American | 40 | 24 | 40% |
American Indian | 9 | 9 | |
Asian | 15 | 7 | 53.3% |
Hispanic | 277 | 254 | 8.3% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 100% |
White | 185 | 145 | 21.6% |
Two or More Races | 38 | 25 | 34.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 55.2% | 44.8% |