Impact of COVID-19 on Whitwell 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 443rd of 985 Elementary schools | Ranks 372nd of 1020 Elementary schools | 8.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Whitwell Elementary) | 32.5 | 59.2 | 26.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Marion County) | 26 | 37.2 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 43.8 | 40.5 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Whitwell Elementary) | 33.8 | 47.9 | 14.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Marion County) | 28 | 34.4 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 36.9 | 40.5 | 3.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Whitwell Elementary) | 54.4 | 48.9 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Marion County) | 32.1 | 35.4 | 3.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 46 | 43.6 | 2.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Whitwell Elementary) | 30 | 41.3 | 11.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Marion County) | 23 | 32.6 | 9.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 34.3 | 43.5 | 9.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Whitwell Elementary) | 44.3 | 53.4 | 9.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Marion County) | 29 | 29.6 | 0.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee) | 40.8 | 38.1 | 2.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Whitwell Elementary) | 31.7 | 44.2 | 12.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Marion County) | 26.3 | 30.3 | 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 | 490 | 492 | 0.4% |
African American | 5 | 7 | 40% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 17 | 22 | 29.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 461 | 453 | 1.7% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 7 | |