Impact of COVID-19 on Lowell 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.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 169th of 1037 Elementary schools | Ranks 528th of 1067 Elementary schools | 33.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lowell Elementary) | 71.4 | 39.6 | 31.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 35.3 | 34.9 | 0.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 39.5 | 37.9 | 1.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lowell Elementary) | 77.6 | 37.5 | 40.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 45.8 | 40.3 | 5.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 50.5 | 48.8 | 1.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lowell Elementary) | 61.5 | 48.2 | 13.3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 41.9 | 44.9 | 3% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 43.9 | 45.8 | 1.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lowell Elementary) | 65.4 | 44.6 | 20.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 45.9 | 42.2 | 3.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 46.2 | 46.5 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Lowell Elementary) | 75 | 69.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 50.1 | 56.6 | 6.6% |
4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin) | 53.4 | 59.7 | 6.4% |
4th Grade Science (Lowell Elementary) | 65.4 | 53.6 | 11.8% |
4th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 48.2 | 50.5 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Science (Wisconsin) | 53.9 | 52.1 | 1.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lowell Elementary) | 46.8 | 52.2 | 5.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 38.5 | 38.2 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin) | 40.9 | 39.2 | 1.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lowell Elementary) | 46.8 | 38.3 | 8.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District) | 45 | 41.5 | 3.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin) | 47.8 | 48.4 | 0.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 351 | 334 | 4.8% |
African American | 52 | 80 | 53.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 11 | 10 | 9.1% |
Hispanic | 46 | 34 | 26.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 217 | 175 | 19.4% |
Two or More Races | 24 | 34 | 41.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.2% | 45.2% | 7% |