Impact of COVID-19 on Howe 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 1957th of 2413 Elementary schools | Ranks 1901st of 2439 Elementary schools | 3.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Howe Elementary School) | 42 | 27.6 | 14.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Schenectady City School District) | 34 | 24.6 | 9.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 52 | 44.9 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Howe Elementary School) | 34 | 28.8 | 5.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Schenectady City School District) | 28 | 25.6 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Math (New York) | 54 | 53.7 | 0.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Howe Elementary School) | 29 | 36.5 | 7.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Schenectady City School District) | 32 | 26.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 48 | 48.8 | 0.8% |
4th Grade Math (Howe Elementary School) | 20 | 38.5 | 18.5% |
4th Grade Math (Schenectady City School District) | 16 | 21.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade Math (New York) | 50 | 53.9 | 3.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Howe Elementary School) | 30 | 37.5 | 7.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Schenectady City School District) | 17 | 22.2 | 5.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 38 | 45.1 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Math (Howe Elementary School) | 30 | 33.3 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Math (Schenectady City School District) | 12 | 16.3 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Math (New York) | 46 | 49.7 | 3.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 414 | 363 | 12.3% |
African American | 115 | 76 | 33.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 35 | 64 | 82.9% |
Hispanic | 87 | 83 | 4.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 120 | 86 | 28.3% |
Two or More Races | 57 | 54 | 5.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58.2% | 68.9% | 10.7% |