Impact of COVID-19 on Penn Forest 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 164th of 1105 Elementary schools | Ranks 62nd of 1114 Elementary schools | 9.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Penn Forest Elementary) | 94 | 88.7 | 5.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 88 | 81 | 7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 82 | 69.1 | 12.9% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Penn Forest Elementary) | 94 | 91.9 | 2.1% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 80 | 77.5 | 2.6% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 71 | 66.1 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Penn Forest Elementary) | 86 | 91.9 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 89 | 80.8 | 8.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 83 | 69.7 | 13.3% |
4th Grade English Reading (Penn Forest Elementary) | 80 | 87.8 | 7.8% |
4th Grade English Reading (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 80 | 84.9 | 4.9% |
4th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 75 | 72.7 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Penn Forest Elementary) | 97 | 93.3 | 3.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 88 | 80.3 | 7.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 81 | 67 | 14% |
5th Grade Science (Penn Forest Elementary) | 99 | 98.3 | 0.7% |
5th Grade Science (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 87 | 77 | 10.1% |
5th Grade Science (Virginia) | 79 | 66 | 13% |
5th Grade English Reading (Penn Forest Elementary) | 86 | 91.7 | 5.7% |
5th Grade English Reading (Roanoke County Public Schools) | 83 | 78.9 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 78 | 71.4 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 474 | 400 | 15.6% |
African American | 14 | 23 | 64.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 45 | 38 | 15.6% |
Hispanic | 23 | 25 | 8.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 384 | 291 | 24.2% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 22 | 214.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 16% | 26.5% | 10.5% |