Impact of COVID-19 on Nelson Prairie 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 (Nelson Prairie School) | 51.3 | 54 | 2.7% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Lenox School District 122) | 47.3 | 43.2 | 4.1% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 36.4 | 28.8 | 7.6% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Nelson Prairie School) | 69.3 | 55.8 | 13.5% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (New Lenox School District 122) | 61.1 | 56.8 | 4.3% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 40.6 | 33 | 7.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 441 | 406 | 7.9% |
| African American | 5 | 6 | 20% |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
| Hispanic | 45 | 50 | 11.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
| White | 377 | 335 | 11.1% |
| Two or More Races | 10 | 12 | 20% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 9.5% | 13.1% | 3.5% |