Impact of COVID-19 on O.B. Gates 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 581st of 1105 Elementary schools | Ranks 552nd of 1114 Elementary schools | 3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 87 | 72.7 | 14.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 84 | 67.4 | 16.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 82 | 69.1 | 12.9% |
3rd Grade English Reading (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 77 | 73.5 | 3.5% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 73 | 66.9 | 6.1% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 71 | 66.1 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 80 | 64.1 | 15.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 85 | 67.5 | 17.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 83 | 69.7 | 13.3% |
4th Grade English Reading (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 72 | 76.5 | 4.5% |
4th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 79 | 73.5 | 5.5% |
4th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 75 | 72.7 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 74 | 50 | 24% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 76 | 50.8 | 25.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 81 | 67 | 14% |
5th Grade Science (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 77 | 72.7 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Science (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 81 | 67.7 | 13.3% |
5th Grade Science (Virginia) | 79 | 66 | 13% |
5th Grade English Reading (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 81 | 75.6 | 5.4% |
5th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 81 | 71.6 | 9.4% |
5th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 78 | 71.4 | 6.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (O.B. Gates Elementary) | 100 | 93 | 7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools) | 80 | 55 | 25% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 78 | 57 | 21% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 695 | 563 | 19% |
African American | 142 | 141 | 0.7% |
American Indian | 5 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 10 | 9 | 10% |
Hispanic | 59 | 87 | 47.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 430 | 295 | 31.4% |
Two or More Races | 48 | 30 | 37.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 29.9% | 37.3% | 7.4% |