Impact of COVID-19 on Palmer 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 1468th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 1838th of 4647 Elementary schools | 6.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Palmer Elementary) | 49 | 66 | 17% |
3rd Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 59 | 5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palmer Elementary) | 56 | 40 | 16% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)) | 57 | 51 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Palmer Elementary) | 48 | 50 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 54 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palmer Elementary) | 47 | 45 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 52 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Palmer Elementary) | 66 | 65 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)) | 63 | 66 | 3% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Palmer Elementary) | 51 | 44 | 7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)) | 66 | 57 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Palmer Elementary) | 46 | 22 | 24% |
5th Grade Science (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 37 | 15% |
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 | 592 | 744 | 25.7% |
African American | 271 | 364 | 34.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 136 | 143 | 5.1% |
Hispanic | 90 | 137 | 52.2% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 52 | 59 | 13.5% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 36 | 7.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.7% | 53.6% | 10.9% |