Impact of COVID-19 on Schurz 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 603rd of 1037 Elementary schools | Ranks 829th of 1067 Elementary schools | 19.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Schurz Elementary) | 33.3 | 26.7 | 6.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Watertown Unified School District) | 45.1 | 42.6 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 39.5 | 37.9 | 1.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Schurz Elementary) | 43.1 | 40 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Watertown Unified School District) | 53.4 | 58 | 4.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 50.5 | 48.8 | 1.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Schurz Elementary) | 62.5 | 32.6 | 29.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown Unified School District) | 43.8 | 52 | 8.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 43.9 | 45.8 | 1.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Schurz Elementary) | 47.9 | 39.5 | 8.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Watertown Unified School District) | 44.2 | 49 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 46.2 | 46.5 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Schurz Elementary) | 39.6 | 48.8 | 9.3% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Watertown Unified School District) | 50 | 61 | 11% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 53.4 | 59.7 | 6.4% |
4th Grade Science (Schurz Elementary) | 54.2 | 32.6 | 21.6% |
4th Grade Science (Watertown Unified School District) | 50.4 | 53.5 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Science (Wisconsin) | 53.9 | 52.1 | 1.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Schurz Elementary) | 34.8 | 20.5 | 14.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Watertown Unified School District) | 43.6 | 46.5 | 2.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 40.9 | 39.2 | 1.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Schurz Elementary) | 56.5 | 28.2 | 28.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Watertown Unified School District) | 55.1 | 47.5 | 7.5% |
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 | 322 | 244 | 24.2% |
African American | 10 | 8 | 20% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Hispanic | 145 | 132 | 9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 149 | 90 | 39.6% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 10 | 41.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72.4% | 65.2% | 7.2% |