Impact of COVID-19 on Whitman Elementary School
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 888th of 1130 Elementary schools | Ranks 945th of 1169 Elementary schools | 2.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Whitman Elementary School) | 40.5 | 50 | 9.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tacoma School District) | 51.6 | 43.7 | 7.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 56.3 | 48.9 | 7.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Whitman Elementary School) | 33.3 | 40.5 | 7.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Tacoma School District) | 52.5 | 43.4 | 9.1% |
3rd Grade Math (Washington) | 59 | 51.6 | 7.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Whitman Elementary School) | 42.4 | 34 | 8.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tacoma School District) | 55.5 | 46.3 | 9.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 57.7 | 50.1 | 7.6% |
4th Grade Math (Whitman Elementary School) | 37.9 | 34 | 3.9% |
4th Grade Math (Tacoma School District) | 48.2 | 41 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Math (Washington) | 54.9 | 49.4 | 5.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Whitman Elementary School) | 61.3 | 25.7 | 35.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tacoma School District) | 60.3 | 50.2 | 10.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 61.3 | 53.8 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Math (Whitman Elementary School) | 34.7 | 11.4 | 23.2% |
5th Grade Math (Tacoma School District) | 43 | 32.6 | 10.3% |
5th Grade Math (Washington) | 49.1 | 42 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Science (Whitman Elementary School) | 45.3 | 28.6 | 16.8% |
5th Grade Science (Tacoma School District) | 48.4 | 44.3 | 4.1% |
5th Grade Science (Washington) | 54.1 | 52.3 | 1.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Whitman Elementary School) | 49.7 | 36.4 | 13.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Tacoma School District) | 53.4 | 47.2 | 6.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Washington) | 61 | 52.9 | 8.1% |
All Grades Math (Whitman Elementary School) | 35.5 | 29.5 | 6% |
All Grades Math (Tacoma School District) | 39.4 | 30.5 | 8.9% |
All Grades Math (Washington) | 50.1 | 41 | 9% |
All Grades Science (Whitman Elementary School) | 45.3 | 28.6 | 16.8% |
All Grades Science (Tacoma School District) | 45.6 | 40 | 5.6% |
All Grades Science (Washington) | 52.7 | 48.8 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 421 | 327 | 22.3% |
African American | 38 | 59 | 55.3% |
American Indian | 3 | 3 | |
Asian | 41 | 27 | 34.1% |
Hispanic | 83 | 90 | 8.4% |
Pacific Islander | 37 | 15 | 59.5% |
White | 114 | 64 | 43.9% |
Two or More Races | 105 | 69 | 34.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 69.1% | 68.5% | 0.6% |