Impact of COVID-19 on McGowen 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 3992nd of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 4309th of 4647 Elementary schools | 3.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (McGowen Elementary) | 22 | 45 | 23% |
3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 46 | 7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (McGowen Elementary) | 31 | 15 | 16% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 45 | 41 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (McGowen Elementary) | 26 | 21 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 38 | 40 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (McGowen Elementary) | 26 | 21 | 5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 43 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (McGowen Elementary) | 33 | 30 | 3% |
5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 49 | 5% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (McGowen Elementary) | 48 | 22 | 26% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 53 | 44 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (McGowen Elementary) | 39 | 11 | 28% |
5th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 40 | 27 | 13% |
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 | 453 | 385 | 15% |
African American | 323 | 241 | 25.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 124 | 135 | 8.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 98.5% | 98.7% | 0.2% |