Impact of COVID-19 on Gentry 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 1828th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 2924th of 4647 Elementary schools | 22.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Gentry Elementary) | 41 | 37 | 4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)) | 38 | 40 | 2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gentry Elementary) | 44 | 31 | 13% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 38 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Gentry Elementary) | 32 | 43 | 11% |
4th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)) | 35 | 35 | |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gentry Elementary) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)) | 42 | 42 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Gentry Elementary) | 59 | 50 | 9% |
5th Grade Reading (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 46 | 2% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gentry Elementary) | 64 | 46 | 18% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Gentry Elementary) | 58 | 18 | 40% |
5th Grade Science (Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)) | 47 | 26 | 21% |
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 | 644 | 637 | 1.1% |
African American | 239 | 287 | 20.1% |
American Indian | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
Asian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 323 | 289 | 10.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 59 | 43 | 27.1% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 10 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.6% | 78.8% | 5.2% |