Impact of COVID-19 on South Salem 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 326th of 1105 Elementary schools | Ranks 107th of 1114 Elementary schools | 19.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Salem Elementary) | 91 | 89.5 | 1.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Salem City Public Schools) | 86 | 82.9 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 82 | 69.1 | 12.9% |
3rd Grade English Reading (South Salem Elementary) | 82 | 82.5 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Salem City Public Schools) | 80 | 78.7 | 1.3% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 71 | 66.1 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Salem Elementary) | 90 | 90.3 | 0.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Salem City Public Schools) | 83 | 79.1 | 3.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 83 | 69.7 | 13.3% |
4th Grade English Reading (South Salem Elementary) | 84 | 91.9 | 7.9% |
4th Grade English Reading (Salem City Public Schools) | 77 | 79.5 | 2.5% |
4th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 75 | 72.7 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Salem Elementary) | 92 | 88.7 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Salem City Public Schools) | 88 | 76.8 | 11.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 81 | 67 | 14% |
5th Grade Science (South Salem Elementary) | 81 | 83 | 2% |
5th Grade Science (Salem City Public Schools) | 79 | 67.1 | 11.9% |
5th Grade Science (Virginia) | 79 | 66 | 13% |
5th Grade English Reading (South Salem Elementary) | 78 | 81.1 | 3.1% |
5th Grade English Reading (Salem City Public Schools) | 77 | 68.4 | 8.7% |
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 | 419 | 388 | 7.4% |
African American | 21 | 25 | 19% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 15 | 25 | 66.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 351 | 308 | 12.3% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 23 | 11.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.9% | 42% | 9.1% |