Impact of COVID-19 on Riverwest 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 993rd of 1037 Elementary schools | Ranks 1050th of 1067 Elementary schools | 2.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Riverwest Elementary) | 10 | 2.5 | 7.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District) | 16.4 | 13.2 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 39.5 | 37.9 | 1.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Riverwest Elementary) | 15 | 2.5 | 12.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District) | 21.2 | 16.9 | 4.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 50.5 | 48.8 | 1.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Riverwest Elementary) | 12.2 | 2.9 | 9.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District) | 18.5 | 17.5 | 1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 43.9 | 45.8 | 1.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Riverwest Elementary) | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District) | 16.4 | 12.7 | 3.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 46.2 | 46.5 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Riverwest Elementary) | 8.2 | 2.9 | 5.3% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Milwaukee School District) | 24.1 | 28.3 | 4.2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 53.4 | 59.7 | 6.4% |
4th Grade Science (Riverwest Elementary) | 10.2 | 8.8 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Science (Milwaukee School District) | 21.8 | 19.3 | 2.5% |
4th Grade Science (Wisconsin) | 53.9 | 52.1 | 1.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Riverwest Elementary) | 8.7 | 3.6 | 5.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District) | 16.5 | 14.1 | 2.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 40.9 | 39.2 | 1.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Riverwest Elementary) | 6.4 | 0 | 6.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District) | 18.2 | 14.9 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 47.8 | 48.4 | 0.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 349 | 258 | 26.1% |
African American | 257 | 200 | 22.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 61 | 26 | 57.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 12 | 11 | 8.3% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 20 | 25% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 90.5% | 96.1% | 5.6% |