Impact of COVID-19 on Velma Penny 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 (Velma Penny Elementary) | 47 | 72 | 25% |
3rd Grade Reading (Lindale Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 67 | 18% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Velma Penny Elementary) | 72 | 77 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lindale Independent School District (Isd)) | 66 | 68 | 2% |
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 | 469 | 541 | 15.4% |
African American | 23 | 19 | 17.4% |
American Indian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Asian | 2 | 5 | 150% |
Hispanic | 84 | 107 | 27.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 344 | 374 | 8.7% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 31 | 158.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.3% | 48.1% | 2.3% |