Impact of COVID-19 on Gladys Polk 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 1013th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 1040th of 4647 Elementary schools | 0.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Gladys Polk Elementary) | 50 | 61 | 11% |
3rd Grade Reading (Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)) | 46 | 54 | 8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gladys Polk Elementary) | 61 | 65 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 49 | 9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Gladys Polk Elementary) | 53 | 51 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 56 | 7% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gladys Polk Elementary) | 54 | 51 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 53 | 5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 530 | 412 | 22.3% |
African American | 36 | 32 | 11.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 5 | 8 | 60% |
Hispanic | 296 | 206 | 30.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 178 | 144 | 19.1% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 21 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.2% | 65.8% | 2.6% |