Impact of COVID-19 on Benton 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 160th of 258 Elementary schools | Ranks 227th of 290 Elementary schools | 16.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades English Language Arts (Benton Elementary School) | 47.9 | 79.9 | 32% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49) | 50.6 | 80.5 | 29.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Maine) | 55.9 | 83.8 | 27.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Benton Elementary School) | 37 | 78.3 | 41.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49) | 36.5 | 78.8 | 42.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Maine) | 35.7 | 81.3 | 45.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 618 | 545 | 11.8% |
African American | 5 | 5 | |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Hispanic | 14 | 13 | 7.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 587 | 502 | 14.5% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 19 | 216.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59.1% | 40.6% | 18.5% |