Impact of COVID-19 on Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts
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 537th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 524th of 644 Elementary schools | 2.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts) | 25.5 | 34.5 | 9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 36.3 | 44.3 | 8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts) | 33.9 | 29.1 | 4.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 43.9 | 46.3 | 2.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts) | 25 | 11.1 | 13.9% |
4th Grade Science (Chester 01) | 30.4 | 36.1 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts) | 27.1 | 35.6 | 8.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 32.6 | 49 | 16.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts) | 25.9 | 20 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 38.1 | 41.2 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts) | 29.3 | 44.4 | 15.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 26.3 | 47.5 | 21.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts) | 29.3 | 40 | 10.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 31.5 | 37.1 | 5.6% |
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 | 435 | 360 | 17.2% |
African American | 167 | 168 | 0.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 16 | 21 | 31.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 207 | 141 | 31.9% |
Two or More Races | 42 | 29 | 31% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 82.2% | 17.8% |