Impact of COVID-19 on Palma Sola 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 933rd of 2182 Elementary schools | Ranks 302nd of 2240 Elementary schools | 29.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Palma Sola Elementary School) | 61 | 64 | 3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Manatee) | 51 | 46 | 5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 58 | 53 | 5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Palma Sola Elementary School) | 69 | 76 | 7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Manatee) | 60 | 59 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 62 | 58 | 4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Palma Sola Elementary School) | 59 | 80 | 21% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Manatee) | 56 | 55 | 1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 58 | 57 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Palma Sola Elementary School) | 72 | 85 | 13% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Manatee) | 65 | 65 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 64 | 61 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Palma Sola Elementary School) | 49 | 63 | 14% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Manatee) | 52 | 57 | 5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 56 | 55 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Palma Sola Elementary School) | 59 | 62 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Manatee) | 60 | 63 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 60 | 52 | 8% |
5th Grade Science (Palma Sola Elementary School) | 49 | 66 | 17% |
5th Grade Science (Manatee) | 48 | 49 | 1% |
5th Grade Science (Florida) | 53 | 51 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 623 | 434 | 30.3% |
African American | 35 | 25 | 28.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 19 | 18 | 5.3% |
Hispanic | 158 | 78 | 50.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 371 | 275 | 25.9% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 37 | 5.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 53.1% | 56.5% | 3.3% |