Impact of COVID-19 on St. James 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 35th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 59th of 644 Elementary schools | 3.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (St. James Elementary) | 70.6 | 75.7 | 5.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01) | 57.7 | 60.7 | 3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (St. James Elementary) | 78 | 76.1 | 1.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Horry 01) | 69.3 | 62.1 | 7.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (St. James Elementary) | 77.4 | 69.4 | 8% |
4th Grade Science (Horry 01) | 63 | 53 | 10% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (St. James Elementary) | 76.8 | 74.1 | 2.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01) | 58.2 | 62 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (St. James Elementary) | 78.1 | 68.8 | 9.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01) | 61.9 | 53.3 | 8.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 771 | 844 | 9.5% |
African American | 37 | 36 | 2.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Asian | 13 | 13 | |
Hispanic | 63 | 78 | 23.8% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | |
White | 592 | 657 | 11% |
Two or More Races | 62 | 53 | 14.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 34.2% | 52.5% | 18.2% |