Impact of COVID-19 on Gardendale 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 301st of 681 Elementary schools | Ranks 259th of 680 Elementary schools | 6.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gardendale Elementary School) | 53.3 | 51.2 | 2.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County) | 46.4 | 32.7 | 13.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 57.5 | 43.6 | 13.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gardendale Elementary School) | 49.4 | 32.1 | 17.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County) | 36.7 | 23.6 | 13.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 47.3 | 34.9 | 12.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gardendale Elementary School) | 36.1 | 35.3 | 0.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County) | 34.3 | 21.2 | 13.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.9 | 33.9 | 10.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 903 | 677 | 25% |
African American | 244 | 215 | 11.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 21 | 16 | 23.8% |
Hispanic | 41 | 48 | 17.1% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 586 | 370 | 36.9% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 27 | 237.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 34.2% | 48.4% | 14.2% |