Impact of COVID-19 on Mellette Elementary - 07
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 77th of 206 Elementary schools | Ranks 88th of 204 Elementary schools | 5.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mellette Elementary - 07) | 59.5 | 52.5 | 7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watertown School District 14-4) | 57.9 | 57.3 | 0.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 49.1 | 45.3 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mellette Elementary - 07) | 59.5 | 70 | 10.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Watertown School District 14-4) | 65.6 | 66.7 | 1.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 52.7 | 51.1 | 1.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mellette Elementary - 07) | 56.5 | 35.9 | 20.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown School District 14-4) | 59.2 | 50.5 | 8.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 50.3 | 47.2 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mellette Elementary - 07) | 52.2 | 56.4 | 4.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Watertown School District 14-4) | 58.5 | 61.9 | 3.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 49 | 47.7 | 1.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Mellette Elementary - 07) | 58 | 44.3 | 13.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Watertown School District 14-4) | 63.9 | 57.6 | 6.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 53.2 | 49.7 | 3.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Mellette Elementary - 07) | 55.7 | 63.3 | 7.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Watertown School District 14-4) | 54.8 | 49.5 | 5.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota) | 44.9 | 41.9 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 246 | 212 | 13.8% |
African American | 0 | 1 | |
American Indian | 15 | 16 | 6.7% |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 5 | 20 | 300% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 218 | 162 | 25.7% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 12 | 71.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.2% | 34% | 6.3% |