Impact of COVID-19 on Palo Alto 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 4097th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 4597th of 4647 Elementary schools | 7.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Palo Alto Elementary) | 21 | 12 | 9% |
3rd Grade Reading (South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)) | 22 | 23 | 1% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Elementary) | 33 | 16 | 17% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)) | 26 | 18 | 8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Palo Alto Elementary) | 26 | 15 | 11% |
4th Grade Reading (South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)) | 23 | 21 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Elementary) | 34 | 12 | 22% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)) | 31 | 23 | 8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Palo Alto Elementary) | 22 | 28 | 6% |
5th Grade Reading (South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)) | 31 | 35 | 4% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Elementary) | 33 | 12 | 21% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)) | 34 | 27 | 7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Palo Alto Elementary) | 17 | 5 | 12% |
5th Grade Science (South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)) | 23 | 9 | 14% |
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 | 503 | 429 | 14.7% |
African American | 8 | 6 | 25% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 483 | 411 | 14.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 9 | 10 | 11.1% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 93.8% | 95.1% | 1.3% |