Impact of COVID-19 on Highland Forest 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Highland Forest Elementary) | 25 | 32 | 7% |
3rd Grade Reading (East Central Independent School District (Isd)) | 27 | 32 | 5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Highland Forest Elementary) | 23 | 35 | 12% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Central Independent School District (Isd)) | 33 | 24 | 9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 491 | 590 | 20.2% |
African American | 8 | 37 | 362.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 452 | 499 | 10.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 23 | 38 | 65.2% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 8 | 300% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 74.3% | 83.6% | 9.2% |