Impact of COVID-19 on Theodore Lester 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 538th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 548th of 644 Elementary schools | 1.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 33.4 | 30.5 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01) | 48.4 | 56.6 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 45.1 | 30.5 | 14.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florence 01) | 49.9 | 51.8 | 1.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 36 | 17.2 | 18.8% |
4th Grade Science (Florence 01) | 47.1 | 41.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 44.3 | 40 | 4.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01) | 50.5 | 55.4 | 4.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 14.7 | 20 | 5.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01) | 42.8 | 43.5 | 0.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 20.7 | 44.2 | 23.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01) | 37.3 | 53.2 | 15.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 10.3 | 29.4 | 19.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01) | 37.5 | 39.4 | 1.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 45.4 | 44.6 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Science (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 26.2 | 17.6 | 8.6% |
6th Grade Science (Florence 01) | 48.5 | 36.4 | 12.1% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 45.6 | 1.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 26.2 | 26 | 0.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Florence 01) | 42.6 | 43.4 | 0.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 45.1 | 4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Theodore Lester Elementary) | 19.1 | 3.9 | 15.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Florence 01) | 41.3 | 26 | 15.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 35.8 | 8.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 435 | 265 | 39.1% |
African American | 310 | 182 | 41.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 24 | 17 | 29.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 93 | 38 | 59.1% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 26 | 271.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 81.6% | 100% | 18.4% |