Impact of COVID-19 on Ballentine 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 62nd of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 114th of 644 Elementary schools | 8.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ballentine Elementary) | 77.9 | 74.8 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 05) | 60.2 | 62.4 | 2.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ballentine Elementary) | 79.8 | 65.4 | 14.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lexington 05) | 63.9 | 59.7 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Ballentine Elementary) | 72 | 54 | 18% |
4th Grade Science (Lexington 05) | 59.6 | 53.4 | 6.2% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ballentine Elementary) | 76.5 | 73.2 | 3.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 05) | 63.6 | 63.9 | 0.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ballentine Elementary) | 62.1 | 59.7 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 05) | 57.6 | 55 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ballentine Elementary) | 57.8 | 70.8 | 13% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 05) | 52.2 | 60 | 7.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ballentine Elementary) | 57.8 | 54.4 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 05) | 51.5 | 47.3 | 4.2% |
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 | 611 | 521 | 14.7% |
African American | 90 | 109 | 21.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 31 | 20 | 35.5% |
Hispanic | 26 | 30 | 15.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 429 | 329 | 23.3% |
Two or More Races | 34 | 33 | 2.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 18.3% | 41.5% | 23.1% |