Impact of COVID-19 on Hightower 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 96th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 227th of 4647 Elementary schools | 2.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Hightower Elementary) | 77 | 79 | 2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd)) | 60 | 65 | 5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hightower Elementary) | 80 | 73 | 7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd)) | 64 | 60 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Hightower Elementary) | 76 | 68 | 8% |
4th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 61 | 3% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Hightower Elementary) | 80 | 76 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd)) | 61 | 61 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Hightower Elementary) | 75 | 76 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd)) | 66 | 70 | 4% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Hightower Elementary) | 84 | 88 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd)) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Hightower Elementary) | 80 | 57 | 23% |
5th Grade Science (Plano Independent School District (Isd)) | 57 | 48 | 9% |
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 | 532 | 477 | 10.3% |
African American | 47 | 56 | 19.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 125 | 137 | 9.6% |
Hispanic | 85 | 82 | 3.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 247 | 175 | 29.1% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 27 | 3.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 20.7% | 22% | 1.3% |