Impact of COVID-19 on Joanna Woodson 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 513th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 387th of 644 Elementary schools | 19.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joanna Woodson Elementary) | 33.4 | 46.3 | 12.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Laurens 56) | 37.7 | 54.4 | 16.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joanna Woodson Elementary) | 42.1 | 51.2 | 9.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Laurens 56) | 49.1 | 58.6 | 9.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Joanna Woodson Elementary) | 32.7 | 35.4 | 2.7% |
4th Grade Science (Laurens 56) | 46.9 | 41.5 | 5.4% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Joanna Woodson Elementary) | 32.7 | 39.6 | 6.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens 56) | 41 | 49.8 | 8.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Joanna Woodson Elementary) | 47.2 | 33.3 | 13.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Laurens 56) | 53.2 | 48.2 | 5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Joanna Woodson Elementary) | 18.2 | 55.3 | 37.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens 56) | 31.7 | 51.2 | 19.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Joanna Woodson Elementary) | 27.2 | 44.7 | 17.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Laurens 56) | 43.5 | 45.5 | 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 | 320 | 288 | 10% |
African American | 78 | 60 | 23.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 23 | 21 | 8.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 206 | 177 | 14.1% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 29 | 141.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |