Impact of COVID-19 on Hillcrest Elementary - 04
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 (Hillcrest Elementary - 04) | 62.3 | 32.3 | 30.1% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brookings School District 05-1) | 46.6 | 35.7 | 10.9% |
| 3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 49.1 | 45.3 | 3.8% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Hillcrest Elementary - 04) | 59 | 45.2 | 13.9% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (Brookings School District 05-1) | 47.8 | 48.8 | 1% |
| 3rd Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 52.7 | 51.1 | 1.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 284 | 305 | 7.4% |
| African American | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
| American Indian | 13 | 8 | 38.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 12 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic | 16 | 24 | 50% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| White | 213 | 230 | 8% |
| Two or More Races | 20 | 28 | 40% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 28.2% | 29.5% | 1.3% |