Impact of COVID-19 on Merrifield 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 4024th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 3369th of 4647 Elementary schools | 17.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Merrifield Elementary) | 30 | 38 | 8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)) | 37 | 29 | 8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merrifield Elementary) | 22 | 33 | 11% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)) | 40 | 29 | 11% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Merrifield Elementary) | 23 | 28 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)) | 30 | 32 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Merrifield Elementary) | 31 | 39 | 8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)) | 38 | 32 | 6% |
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 | 440 | 370 | 15.9% |
African American | 226 | 158 | 30.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 187 | 199 | 6.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 12 | 1 | 91.7% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 12 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 87.7% | 93.2% | 5.5% |