Impact of COVID-19 on Ritta 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 625th of 985 Elementary schools | Ranks 431st of 1020 Elementary schools | 21.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ritta Elementary) | 42.5 | 43.9 | 1.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Knox County) | 42.4 | 38.4 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 43.8 | 40.5 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ritta Elementary) | 29.9 | 42.9 | 13% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Knox County) | 40.2 | 43.5 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 36.9 | 40.5 | 3.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ritta Elementary) | 27 | 34.8 | 7.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Knox County) | 46.3 | 44.7 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 46 | 43.6 | 2.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ritta Elementary) | 20.2 | 40.4 | 20.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Knox County) | 36.5 | 48.4 | 11.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 34.3 | 43.5 | 9.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ritta Elementary) | 38.6 | 34 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Knox County) | 48.5 | 45.5 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 46.2 | 41.3 | 4.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ritta Elementary) | 33 | 40.8 | 7.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Knox County) | 40.1 | 42.5 | 2.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 35.2 | 37 | 1.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Ritta Elementary) | 36 | 37.6 | 1.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Knox County) | 40.8 | 38.1 | 2.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee) | 40.8 | 38.1 | 2.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Ritta Elementary) | 27.7 | 41.4 | 13.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Knox County) | 38.7 | 40.1 | 1.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 33.7 | 36.6 | 2.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 582 | 572 | 1.7% |
African American | 96 | 68 | 29.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 11 | 5 | 54.5% |
Hispanic | 24 | 47 | 95.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 411 | 405 | 1.5% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 47 | 20.5% |