Impact of COVID-19 on Midnight Sun 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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 88th of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 116th of 172 Elementary schools | 19.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 37.8 | 24.5 | 13.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 38.3 | 20.9 | 17.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 36.8 | 20.6 | 16.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 48.7 | 24.5 | 24.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 45.7 | 23.6 | 22.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 43.3 | 25 | 18.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 48.4 | 21.6 | 26.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 44.3 | 28.3 | 16.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.7 | 26.5 | 13.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 62.3 | 25.5 | 36.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 47.7 | 24.4 | 23.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 45.1 | 23.7 | 21.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 42.5 | 35.7 | 6.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 42.1 | 39 | 3.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 38.6 | 37.5 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 38.8 | 28.6 | 10.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 42.1 | 35.6 | 6.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 39.9 | 34.4 | 5.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 42.6 | 27.6 | 15% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 41.8 | 32 | 9.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 48.8 | 26.3 | 22.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 39.3 | 24.6 | 14.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Midnight Sun Elementary School) | 47.5 | 42.9 | 4.7% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 51.2 | 43.7 | 7.5% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 38.1 | 6.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 454 | 337 | 25.8% |
African American | 7 | 6 | 14.3% |
American Indian | 17 | 17 | |
Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Hispanic | 37 | 37 | |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 313 | 220 | 29.7% |
Two or More Races | 75 | 54 | 28% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.4% | 32% | 0.3% |