Impact of COVID-19 on Taft 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 171st of 171 Elementary schools | Ranks 225th of 252 Elementary schools | 10.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Taft Elementary School) | 39.1 | 28.6 | 10.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Boise Independent District) | 55.6 | 54.2 | 1.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Idaho) | 52 | 52 | |
All Grades Math (Taft Elementary School) | 22.8 | 28.1 | 5.3% |
All Grades Math (Boise Independent District) | 46.5 | 45.5 | 1% |
All Grades Math (Idaho) | 44.4 | 41.5 | 2.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Taft Elementary School) | 34.9 | 30.7 | 4.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Boise Independent District) | 57.3 | 55.5 | 1.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Idaho) | 55 | 52.2 | 2.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 326 | 270 | 17.2% |
African American | 88 | 54 | 38.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 13 | 29 | 123.1% |
Hispanic | 43 | 32 | 25.6% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 4 | 20% |
White | 166 | 138 | 16.9% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 11 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.1% | 99.3% | 0.2% |