Impact of COVID-19 on Shaw Heights 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shaw Heights Elementary) | 45.3 | 43 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sumter 01) | 37.3 | 35.6 | 1.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Shaw Heights Elementary) | 55.5 | 48.7 | 6.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sumter 01) | 46.9 | 38.2 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 500 | 442 | 11.6% |
African American | 253 | 231 | 8.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 2 | 6 | 200% |
Hispanic | 31 | 40 | 29% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 171 | 139 | 18.7% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 23 | 41% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |