Impact of COVID-19 on Walter Hays 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 191st of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 434th of 5883 Elementary schools | 4.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Walter Hays Elementary) | 78.5 | 69.6 | 8.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 74.1 | 76.7 | 2.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 42.2 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Walter Hays Elementary) | 85.1 | 80.4 | 4.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 82.8 | 81.9 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 43.5 | 6.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Walter Hays Elementary) | 86.2 | 74.1 | 12% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 80 | 83.6 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 44.2 | 5.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Walter Hays Elementary) | 84.1 | 75.9 | 8.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 84.2 | 81.3 | 2.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 38.3 | 6.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Walter Hays Elementary) | 83.1 | 74.4 | 8.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 83.4 | 83.4 | 0.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 47.1 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Walter Hays Elementary) | 79.5 | 66.7 | 12.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 78.8 | 77.2 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 31.6 | 6.4% |
5th Grade Science (Walter Hays Elementary) | 69.9 | 71.8 | 1.9% |
5th Grade Science (Palo Alto Unified) | 69.6 | 71.2 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.2 | 0.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 371 | 259 | 30.2% |
African American | 5 | 3 | 40% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 100 | 77 | 23% |
Hispanic | 56 | 51 | 8.9% |
Pacific Islander | 12 | 7 | 41.7% |
White | 152 | 87 | 42.8% |
Two or More Races | 45 | 34 | 24.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 8.9% | 18.1% | 9.3% |