Impact of COVID-19 on Towers 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 502nd of 5789 Elementary schools | Ranks 404th of 5848 Elementary schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Towers Elementary) | 70 | 69.7 | 0.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 66.7 | 65.7 | 1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 43 | 5.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Towers Elementary) | 81.1 | 77.8 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 73.9 | 71.9 | 2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (California) | 50.2 | 45.1 | 5.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Towers Elementary) | 70.1 | 77.9 | 7.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 66.6 | 70.5 | 3.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.5 | 43.7 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Towers Elementary) | 82.7 | 89.5 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 70.5 | 72.5 | 2.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (California) | 44.9 | 40.8 | 4.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Towers Elementary) | 73.4 | 75 | 1.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 70.4 | 70.6 | 0.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.7 | 46.7 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Towers Elementary) | 75.5 | 70 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 65.7 | 64.4 | 1.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38 | 33.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Science (Towers Elementary) | 67.3 | 60 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 52.4 | 53.4 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Science (California) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 0.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 623 | 576 | 7.5% |
African American | 9 | 6 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 235 | 186 | 20.9% |
Hispanic | 111 | 118 | 6.3% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 190 | 186 | 2.1% |
Two or More Races | 75 | 79 | 5.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 12.5% | 14.2% | 1.7% |