Impact of COVID-19 on Catawba Heights 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 722nd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 897th of 1502 Elementary schools | 10.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Catawba Heights Elementary) | 57.1 | 44.1 | 13% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 56.4 | 55.9 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Catawba Heights Elementary) | 51 | 32.4 | 18.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 51.8 | 40.6 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Catawba Heights Elementary) | 59.2 | 56.1 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 49.5 | 47.5 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Catawba Heights Elementary) | 59.2 | 58.5 | 0.7% |
4th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 53.6 | 48.9 | 4.7% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Catawba Heights Elementary) | 68.3 | 46.8 | 21.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 52.5 | 48.6 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Catawba Heights Elementary) | 53.7 | 40.4 | 13.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 50.6 | 42.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Catawba Heights Elementary) | 75.6 | 66 | 9.6% |
5th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools) | 69.3 | 60 | 9.3% |
5th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 72.6 | 65.3 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 321 | 259 | 19.3% |
African American | 33 | 19 | 42.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 62 | 68 | 9.7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 199 | 145 | 27.1% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 22 | 15.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 52.6% | 67.2% | 14.5% |