Impact of COVID-19 on Amherst Elementary School
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 341st of 985 Elementary schools | Ranks 358th of 1020 Elementary schools | 0.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Amherst Elementary School) | 41.4 | 42.6 | 1.2% |
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 (Amherst Elementary School) | 33.6 | 42.1 | 8.5% |
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 (Amherst Elementary School) | 56.5 | 36.5 | 20% |
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 (Amherst Elementary School) | 36.5 | 38.5 | 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 (Amherst Elementary School) | 51.4 | 63.2 | 11.8% |
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 (Amherst Elementary School) | 32.4 | 41.2 | 8.8% |
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 (Amherst Elementary School) | 49.9 | 48.1 | 1.8% |
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 (Amherst Elementary School) | 34.3 | 40.6 | 6.3% |
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 | 768 | 682 | 11.2% |
African American | 59 | 63 | 6.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 10 | 4 | 60% |
Hispanic | 135 | 114 | 15.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 526 | 434 | 17.5% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 66 | 78.4% |