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 (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 191st of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 107th of 1417 Elementary schools | 4.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Walter Hays Elementary) | 78.5 | 70.5 | 8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 74.1 | 76 | 1.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 39.8 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Walter Hays Elementary) | 85.1 | 65.9 | 19.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 82.8 | 79.7 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 39.7 | 10.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Walter Hays Elementary) | 86.2 | 69.2 | 16.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 80 | 77.6 | 2.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 41.5 | 8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Walter Hays Elementary) | 84.1 | 74.4 | 9.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 84.2 | 77.8 | 6.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 35.9 | 9.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Walter Hays Elementary) | 83.1 | 81 | 2.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 83.4 | 80.1 | 3.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.5 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Walter Hays Elementary) | 79.5 | 74.1 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 78.8 | 74.5 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 30.1 | 7.9% |
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% |
Two or More Races | 45 | 34 | 24.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 8.9% | 18.1% | 9.3% |