Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling 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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 123rd of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 126th of 172 Elementary schools | 6.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sterling Elementary) | 60 | 21.1 | 39% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 54.2 | 27.7 | 26.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 43.3 | 25 | 18.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling Elementary) | 21.7 | 19.1 | 2.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 47.2 | 29.9 | 17.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.7 | 26.5 | 13.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling Elementary) | 55.6 | 50 | 5.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 56 | 49.5 | 6.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 45.5 | 38.1 | 7.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Elementary) | 29.6 | 50 | 20.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 39 | 29.2 | 9.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.1 | 26.1 | 8.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Sterling Elementary) | 40.4 | 19.1 | 21.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 47.7 | 33.9 | 13.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Sterling Elementary) | 31.3 | 22.1 | 9.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 40.9 | 24.9 | 16.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Sterling Elementary) | 21.7 | 27.8 | 6% |
All Grades Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 55 | 42.7 | 12.3% |
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 | 217 | 150 | 30.9% |
African American | 1 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 11 | 13 | 18.2% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 6 | 6 | |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 168 | 106 | 36.9% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 24 | 17.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 47.5% | 46% | 1.5% |