Impact of COVID-19 on New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08
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 (%) |
| All Grades English Language Arts (New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08) | 53.3 | 8.3 | 45% |
| All Grades English Language Arts (Parkston School District 33-3) | 65.9 | 55 | 10.9% |
| All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 53.2 | 49.7 | 3.5% |
| All Grades Mathematics (New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08) | 40 | 12.5 | 27.5% |
| All Grades Mathematics (Parkston School District 33-3) | 57.1 | 49.2 | 8% |
| All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota) | 44.9 | 41.8 | 3.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 27 | 22 | 18.5% |
| African American | 0 | 0 | |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0 | |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
| White | 27 | 22 | 18.5% |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 11.1% | 86.4% | 75.3% |