Impact of COVID-19 on Joe M Pirtle 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 1040th of 4479 Elementary schools | Ranks 1373rd of 4647 Elementary schools | 6.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Joe M Pirtle Elementary) | 46 | 49 | 3% |
3rd Grade Reading (Belton Independent School District (Isd)) | 48 | 50 | 2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Texas) | 44 | 50 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joe M Pirtle Elementary) | 47 | 38 | 9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Belton Independent School District (Isd)) | 51 | 39 | 12% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
4th Grade Reading (Joe M Pirtle Elementary) | 56 | 46 | 10% |
4th Grade Reading (Belton Independent School District (Isd)) | 47 | 46 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (Texas) | 43 | 47 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Joe M Pirtle Elementary) | 70 | 53 | 17% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Belton Independent School District (Isd)) | 55 | 42 | 13% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 46 | 47 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (Joe M Pirtle Elementary) | 56 | 67 | 11% |
5th Grade Reading (Belton Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 60 | 6% |
5th Grade Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Joe M Pirtle Elementary) | 59 | 67 | 8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Belton Independent School District (Isd)) | 61 | 52 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 56 | 50 | 6% |
5th Grade Science (Joe M Pirtle Elementary) | 69 | 49 | 20% |
5th Grade Science (Belton Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 36 | 22% |
5th Grade Science (Texas) | 48 | 34 | 14% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 787 | 606 | 23% |
African American | 69 | 70 | 1.4% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 17 | 13 | 23.5% |
Hispanic | 212 | 176 | 17% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 432 | 289 | 33.1% |
Two or More Races | 55 | 54 | 1.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 33.8% | 42.2% | 8.4% |