Impact of COVID-19 on Bluffton 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 224th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 215th of 644 Elementary schools | 1.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bluffton Elementary) | 40.2 | 57.4 | 17.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 47.8 | 50.6 | 2.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bluffton Elementary) | 58 | 66.7 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 58 | 52.8 | 5.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Bluffton Elementary) | 62.7 | 50 | 12.7% |
4th Grade Science (Beaufort 01) | 53.4 | 44.3 | 9.1% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bluffton Elementary) | 60.5 | 64.8 | 4.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 50.4 | 55.6 | 5.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bluffton Elementary) | 51.7 | 51.9 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 53.7 | 46.8 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bluffton Elementary) | 47.9 | 56.8 | 8.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 40.2 | 56.8 | 16.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bluffton Elementary) | 53.9 | 46.4 | 7.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 47.9 | 45.9 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 45.4 | 44.6 | 0.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 696 | 696 | |
African American | 76 | 78 | 2.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 19 | 23 | 21.1% |
Hispanic | 256 | 267 | 4.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 299 | 295 | 1.3% |
Two or More Races | 46 | 32 | 30.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.4% | 31.3% | 14.1% |