Impact of COVID-19 on Taft Elementary
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 Reading (Taft Elementary) | 49 | 53 | 4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 54 | 2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Taft Elementary) | 53 | 34 | 19% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 40 | 19% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 415 | 414 | 0.2% |
African American | 11 | 20 | 81.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 10 | 12 | 20% |
Hispanic | 142 | 142 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 240 | 209 | 12.9% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 29 | 163.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59% | 61.4% | 2.3% |