Impact of COVID-19 on Ball 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 320th of 731 Elementary schools | Ranks 132nd of 730 Elementary schools | 25.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ball Elementary School) | 69 | 75 | 6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish) | 69 | 66 | 3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 70 | 62 | 8% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Ball Elementary School) | 52 | 55 | 3% |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish) | 48 | 48 | |
3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ball Elementary School) | 67 | 78 | 11% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish) | 66 | 62 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 69 | 60 | 9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ball Elementary School) | 73 | 85 | 12% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish) | 71 | 72 | 1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Ball Elementary School) | 46 | 76 | 30% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish) | 52 | 62 | 10% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 53 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ball Elementary School) | 65 | 82 | 17% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish) | 57 | 60 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 63 | 61 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ball Elementary School) | 78 | 82 | 4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish) | 72 | 74 | 2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Ball Elementary School) | 58 | 69 | 11% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish) | 53 | 55 | 2% |
5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 54 | 48 | 6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ball Elementary School) | 61 | 77 | 16% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish) | 61 | 63 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Ball Elementary School) | 69 | 58 | 11% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish) | 48 | 49 | 1% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 42 | 9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 396 | 398 | 0.5% |
African American | 56 | 70 | 25% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 6 | 19 | 216.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 325 | 283 | 12.9% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 24 | 300% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 51.8% | 84.4% | 32.7% |