Impact of COVID-19 on Gihon 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 11th of 383 Elementary schools | Ranks 8th of 368 Elementary schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gihon Elementary School) | 71.4 | 84.9 | 13.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wood County Schools) | 61.4 | 67.1 | 5.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 50.9 | 51.6 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gihon Elementary School) | 73.8 | 75.8 | 2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wood County Schools) | 54.5 | 55 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 44 | 39.9 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gihon Elementary School) | 84.1 | 81.8 | 2.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wood County Schools) | 57.9 | 58 | 0.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 47.3 | 45.7 | 1.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gihon Elementary School) | 75 | 77.3 | 2.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wood County Schools) | 56.8 | 58.7 | 1.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 48.8 | 44.2 | 4.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gihon Elementary School) | 73.3 | 57.9 | 15.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wood County Schools) | 55 | 48.8 | 6.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 40 | 38.1 | 1.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gihon Elementary School) | 60 | 71.1 | 11.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wood County Schools) | 53.7 | 57 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 47.2 | 44.3 | 2.9% |
5th Grade Science (Gihon Elementary School) | 53.3 | 57.9 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Wood County Schools) | 46.5 | 42.3 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 35.4 | 30.8 | 4.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 326 | 269 | 17.5% |
African American | 6 | 3 | 50% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 304 | 245 | 19.4% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 14 | 27.3% |