Impact of COVID-19 on Kate Dowdall 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kate Dowdall Elementary School) | 43.9 | 34.6 | 9.3% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kearsley Community School District) | 43.9 | 34.6 | 9.3% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 45.1 | 40.9 | 4.2% |
| 3rd Grade Math (Kate Dowdall Elementary School) | 54.6 | 39.3 | 15.3% |
| 3rd Grade Math (Kearsley Community School District) | 54.6 | 39.3 | 15.3% |
| 3rd Grade Math (Michigan) | 46.7 | 42.9 | 3.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 387 | 403 | 4.1% |
| African American | 15 | 25 | 66.7% |
| American Indian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
| Asian | 0 | 1 | |
| Hispanic | 24 | 45 | 87.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| White | 309 | 289 | 6.5% |
| Two or More Races | 37 | 39 | 5.4% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76.2% | 85.4% | 9.1% |
