Impact of COVID-19 on Dawson 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 719th of 1408 Elementary schools | Ranks 464th of 1470 Elementary schools | 19.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dawson Elementary School) | 47.4 | 47.9 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Allegan Public Schools) | 46.5 | 38.2 | 8.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
3rd Grade Math (Dawson Elementary School) | 51.3 | 47.9 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Allegan Public Schools) | 48.1 | 33.1 | 15% |
3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson Elementary School) | 50 | 36.4 | 13.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Allegan Public Schools) | 44.4 | 40 | 4.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.8 | 44.3 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Math (Dawson Elementary School) | 26.9 | 36.4 | 9.5% |
4th Grade Math (Allegan Public Schools) | 40.8 | 36.7 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Math (Michigan) | 41.8 | 38.6 | 3.2% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson Elementary School) | 35.7 | 62.5 | 26.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Allegan Public Schools) | 39.9 | 45.9 | 6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Math (Dawson Elementary School) | 41.4 | 54.2 | 12.8% |
5th Grade Math (Allegan Public Schools) | 36.6 | 35.8 | 0.8% |
5th Grade Math (Michigan) | 34.8 | 31.5 | 3.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 208 | 297 | 42.8% |
African American | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 17 | 22 | 29.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 178 | 244 | 37.1% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 22 | 175% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63% | 62.3% | 0.7% |