Impact of COVID-19 on Fireweed Academy
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 47th of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 22nd of 172 Elementary schools | 12.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fireweed Academy) | 75 | 60 | 15% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 44.6 | 23.6 | 21% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 36.8 | 20.6 | 16.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fireweed Academy) | 62.5 | 66.7 | 4.2% |
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 (Fireweed Academy) | 58.3 | 25 | 33.3% |
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% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fireweed Academy) | 47.8 | 55.6 | 7.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 46.5 | 40.4 | 6.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 38.6 | 37.5 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Fireweed Academy) | 47.8 | 61.1 | 13.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 41.9 | 39.1 | 2.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 39.9 | 34.4 | 5.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Fireweed Academy) | 50 | 61.5 | 11.5% |
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 (Fireweed Academy) | 63.9 | 58.6 | 5.3% |
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 (Fireweed Academy) | 50.8 | 50 | 0.8% |
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 (Fireweed Academy) | 66.7 | 62.5 | 4.2% |
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 | 114 | 107 | 6.1% |
African American | 0 | 0 | |
American Indian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 89 | 88 | 1.1% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 8 | 52.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31.6% | 36.4% | 4.9% |