Impact of COVID-19 on Lowell James R 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 1418th of 1544 Elementary schools | Ranks 1426th of 1534 Elementary schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Lowell James R School) | 22 | 11.9 | 10.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 56 | 51.7 | 4.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lowell James R School) | 36.2 | 25.7 | 10.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 61.9 | 54 | 7.9% |
4th Grade Math (Lowell James R School) | 13.4 | 11.9 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 46.2 | 46.5 | 0.3% |
4th Grade Science (Lowell James R School) | 40.8 | 43.7 | 2.9% |
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 77.8 | 74.1 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lowell James R School) | 26.4 | 13.8 | 12.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63.6 | 51.8 | 11.8% |
All Grades Math (Lowell James R School) | 17.7 | 11.9 | 5.8% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Lowell James R School) | 40.8 | 43.7 | 2.9% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Lowell James R School) | 31.3 | 19.1 | 12.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.9 | 53.8 | 7.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 768 | 530 | 31% |
African American | 512 | 327 | 36.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 94 | 54 | 42.6% |
Hispanic | 108 | 103 | 4.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 11 | 13 | 18.2% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 29 | 29.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |