Impact of COVID-19 on Merion 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
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 19th of 1544 Elementary schools | Ranks 7th of 1433 Elementary schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Merion Elementary School) | 84.3 | 89.3 | 5% |
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 56 | 47.3 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Merion Elementary School) | 85.6 | 89.1 | 3.5% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 61.9 | 58.3 | 3.6% |
4th Grade Math (Merion Elementary School) | 85.3 | 81.9 | 3.4% |
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 46.2 | 35.5 | 10.7% |
4th Grade Science (Merion Elementary School) | 98.9 | 96.3 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 77.8 | 75.8 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Merion Elementary School) | 93.6 | 90.3 | 3.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63.6 | 56.6 | 7% |
5th Grade Math (Merion Elementary School) | 87.3 | 83.9 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 36.1 | 6.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Merion Elementary School) | 94 | 89.2 | 4.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 55 | 3.5% |
All Grades Math (Merion Elementary School) | 85.6 | 85.2 | 0.4% |
All Grades Science (Merion Elementary School) | 98.9 | 96.3 | 2.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Merion Elementary School) | 90.9 | 89.5 | 1.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 576 | 579 | 0.5% |
African American | 25 | 21 | 16% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 95 | 95 | |
Hispanic | 23 | 23 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 49 | 60 | 22.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 8% | 9.7% | 1.7% |