Impact of COVID-19 on Whittier 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 3617th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 3895th of 4647 Elementary schools | 3.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Whittier Elementary) | 29 | 36 | 7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 46 | 7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary) | 30 | 27 | 3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 45 | 41 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Whittier Elementary) | 27 | 33 | 6% |
4th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 38 | 40 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary) | 38 | 31 | 7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 43 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Whittier Elementary) | 36 | 35 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 49 | 5% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Elementary) | 53 | 28 | 25% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 53 | 44 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Whittier Elementary) | 32 | 20 | 12% |
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 | 527 | 355 | 32.6% |
African American | 15 | 15 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 7 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 492 | 333 | 32.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 13 | 5 | 61.5% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 2 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 98.3% | 94.6% | 3.6% |