Impact of COVID-19 on Larson 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 69th of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 75th of 172 Elementary schools | 6.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Larson Elementary) | 37.3 | 29.1 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 43.9 | 21.9 | 22% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 36.8 | 20.6 | 16.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Larson Elementary) | 52.5 | 34.6 | 18% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 52.6 | 28.9 | 23.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 43.3 | 25 | 18.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Larson Elementary) | 49.3 | 34.4 | 15% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 48.2 | 31.1 | 17.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.7 | 26.5 | 13.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Larson Elementary) | 70.7 | 31.3 | 39.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 57.8 | 28.9 | 28.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 45.1 | 23.7 | 21.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Larson Elementary) | 37 | 40 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 47.6 | 45.6 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 38.6 | 37.5 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Larson Elementary) | 50 | 41.7 | 8.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 49.3 | 43.6 | 5.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 39.9 | 34.4 | 5.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Larson Elementary) | 42 | 34.6 | 7.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 45.5 | 32.6 | 13% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Larson Elementary) | 59 | 35.8 | 23.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 41.2 | 26.4 | 14.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Larson Elementary) | 53.3 | 45 | 8.3% |
All Grades Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 51 | 43.9 | 7.1% |
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 | 408 | 369 | 9.6% |
African American | 2 | 3 | 50% |
American Indian | 70 | 47 | 32.9% |
Asian | 0 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 4 | 34 | 750% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 4 | 50% |
White | 294 | 228 | 22.4% |
Two or More Races | 30 | 50 | 66.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48% | 42.3% | 5.8% |