Impact of COVID-19 on Benton 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 380th of 985 Elementary schools | Ranks 345th of 1020 Elementary schools | 4.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Benton Elementary) | 57.7 | 40 | 17.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Polk County) | 50.4 | 34.2 | 16.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 43.8 | 40.5 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Benton Elementary) | 48.1 | 45 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Polk County) | 34.3 | 36.8 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 36.9 | 40.5 | 3.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Benton Elementary) | 44.3 | 58 | 13.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Polk County) | 50 | 54.3 | 4.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 46 | 43.6 | 2.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Elementary) | 23.9 | 50 | 26.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Polk County) | 32.4 | 52.7 | 20.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 34.3 | 43.5 | 9.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Benton Elementary) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Polk County) | 48.5 | 46.4 | 2.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee) | 46.2 | 41.3 | 4.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Elementary) | 32 | 32.3 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Polk County) | 40.2 | 36.5 | 3.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee) | 35.2 | 37 | 1.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Benton Elementary) | 47.7 | 48.9 | 1.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Polk County) | 41.5 | 38.4 | 3.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee) | 40.8 | 38.1 | 2.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Benton Elementary) | 33.3 | 41.7 | 8.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Polk County) | 31.6 | 36.7 | 5.1% |
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 | 429 | 370 | 13.8% |
African American | 6 | 9 | 50% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 14 | 10 | 28.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 406 | 349 | 14% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |