Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing 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 741st of 1037 Elementary schools | Ranks 786th of 1067 Elementary schools | 2.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary) | 14.3 | 28.6 | 14.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 36.6 | 26.2 | 10.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 39.5 | 37.9 | 1.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary) | 25.7 | 19.1 | 6.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 46.1 | 30.9 | 15.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 50.5 | 48.8 | 1.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary) | 44.7 | 41.7 | 3.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 45 | 36.5 | 8.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 43.9 | 45.8 | 1.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary) | 34.2 | 25 | 9.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 38.6 | 27 | 11.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 46.2 | 46.5 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Pershing Elementary) | 42.1 | 58.3 | 16.2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 48.8 | 53.6 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 53.4 | 59.7 | 6.4% |
4th Grade Science (Pershing Elementary) | 44.7 | 25 | 19.7% |
4th Grade Science (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 50.5 | 41.6 | 9% |
4th Grade Science (Wisconsin) | 53.9 | 52.1 | 1.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary) | 43.6 | 36.7 | 6.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 44 | 30.7 | 13.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 40.9 | 39.2 | 1.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary) | 56.4 | 37.9 | 18.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (West Allis-West Milwaukee School District) | 43.3 | 27.5 | 15.8% |
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 | 236 | 180 | 23.7% |
African American | 46 | 24 | 47.8% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 4 | 4 | |
Hispanic | 111 | 103 | 7.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 56 | 37 | 33.9% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 9 | 35.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.3% | 74.4% | 1.1% |