Impact of COVID-19 on Merriman Park 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 695th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 937th of 4647 Elementary schools | 4.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Merriman Park Elementary) | 62 | 56 | 6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 47 | 55 | 8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merriman Park Elementary) | 68 | 55 | 13% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 48 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Merriman Park Elementary) | 53 | 60 | 7% |
4th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 45 | 51 | 6% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Merriman Park Elementary) | 58 | 54 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 51 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Merriman Park Elementary) | 70 | 69 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 53 | 57 | 4% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Merriman Park Elementary) | 58 | 63 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 57 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Merriman Park Elementary) | 65 | 58 | 7% |
5th Grade Science (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 39 | 13% |
5th Grade Science (Texas) | 48 | 34 | 14% |
6th Grade Reading (Merriman Park Elementary) | 53 | 56 | 3% |
6th Grade Reading (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 43 | 55 | 12% |
6th Grade Reading (Texas) | 35 | 50 | 15% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Merriman Park Elementary) | 64 | 52 | 12% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Richardson Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 50 | 9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 45 | 37 | 8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 594 | 518 | 12.8% |
African American | 168 | 141 | 16.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 10 | 17 | 70% |
Hispanic | 133 | 92 | 30.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 264 | 257 | 2.7% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 11 | 35.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.3% | 36.5% | 6.8% |