Impact of COVID-19 on Polo Road 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 393rd of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 369th of 644 Elementary schools | 3.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Polo Road Elementary) | 37.5 | 44.5 | 7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Richland 02) | 51.1 | 52.3 | 1.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Polo Road Elementary) | 41.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Richland 02) | 62 | 52.1 | 9.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Polo Road Elementary) | 41 | 43.5 | 2.5% |
4th Grade Science (Richland 02) | 51.1 | 46.9 | 4.2% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Polo Road Elementary) | 43.6 | 62 | 18.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Richland 02) | 53.7 | 60 | 6.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Polo Road Elementary) | 43.6 | 40 | 3.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Richland 02) | 53.3 | 48.9 | 4.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Polo Road Elementary) | 36.6 | 47.4 | 10.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Richland 02) | 44.3 | 58.8 | 14.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Polo Road Elementary) | 51.9 | 23.9 | 28% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Richland 02) | 51.1 | 45.4 | 5.7% |
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 | 684 | 604 | 11.7% |
African American | 365 | 295 | 19.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 19 | 18 | 5.3% |
Hispanic | 222 | 212 | 4.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 55 | 47 | 14.5% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 31 | 34.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63% | 79.3% | 16.3% |