Impact of COVID-19 on George J. West 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 160th of 169 Elementary schools | Ranks 157th of 166 Elementary schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (George J. West Elementary School) | 19.8 | 18.4 | 1.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Providence) | 26.4 | 18.7 | 7.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 47.9 | 40.4 | 7.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (George J. West Elementary School) | 11.3 | 8.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Providence) | 17 | 8.9 | 8.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 36.1 | 25.1 | 11% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (George J. West Elementary School) | 16.5 | 9.4 | 7.1% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Providence) | 15.2 | 17.4 | 2.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 37.2 | 35.4 | 1.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (George J. West Elementary School) | 8.1 | 5.7 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Providence) | 14.1 | 8.4 | 5.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 32.6 | 20.8 | 11.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (George J. West Elementary School) | 20 | 8.7 | 11.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Providence) | 19.9 | 13.8 | 6.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 39.1 | 33.4 | 5.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (George J. West Elementary School) | 5.4 | 6.9 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Providence) | 12.9 | 8.3 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 30.1 | 20.3 | 9.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (George J. West Elementary School) | 19 | 12.5 | 6.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Providence) | 17.2 | 14.1 | 3.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (George J. West Elementary School) | 8.1 | 7 | 1.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Providence) | 11.9 | 6.8 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 730 | 635 | 13% |
African American | 113 | 94 | 16.8% |
American Indian | 8 | 5 | 37.5% |
Asian | 18 | 13 | 27.8% |
Hispanic | 497 | 430 | 13.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 35 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 84% | 85.7% | 1.7% |