Impact of COVID-19 on Ward 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 1588th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 2312th of 4647 Elementary schools | 14.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Ward Elementary) | 44 | 52 | 8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd)) | 35 | 42 | 7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ward Elementary) | 39 | 47 | 8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd)) | 37 | 35 | 2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Ward Elementary) | 63 | 48 | 15% |
4th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd)) | 38 | 38 | |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ward Elementary) | 54 | 49 | 5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd)) | 35 | 34 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Ward Elementary) | 55 | 50 | 5% |
5th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd)) | 41 | 47 | 6% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ward Elementary) | 44 | 44 | |
5th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd)) | 43 | 37 | 6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Ward Elementary) | 43 | 20 | 23% |
5th Grade Science (Abilene Independent School District (Isd)) | 37 | 23 | 14% |
5th Grade Science (Texas) | 48 | 34 | 14% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 553 | 494 | 10.7% |
African American | 31 | 55 | 77.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 22 | 26 | 18.2% |
Hispanic | 164 | 158 | 3.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 308 | 227 | 26.3% |
Two or More Races | 27 | 26 | 3.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43% | 52.2% | 9.2% |