Impact of COVID-19 on South 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 1321st of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 1104th of 1502 Elementary schools | 16.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Elementary) | 40 | 59.3 | 19.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools) | 60.4 | 65.1 | 4.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (South Elementary) | 36.4 | 39.5 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (Person County Schools) | 49.2 | 45.8 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Elementary) | 42.6 | 38.2 | 4.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools) | 58.7 | 58.2 | 0.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (South Elementary) | 38.3 | 45.5 | 7.2% |
4th Grade Reading (Person County Schools) | 50.4 | 51.5 | 1.1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Elementary) | 31.8 | 38.1 | 6.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools) | 67.3 | 59.7 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (South Elementary) | 31.8 | 28.6 | 3.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Person County Schools) | 58.9 | 45.2 | 13.7% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (South Elementary) | 59.1 | 49.2 | 9.9% |
5th Grade Science (Person County Schools) | 81 | 69.8 | 11.2% |
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 | 348 | 430 | 23.6% |
African American | 192 | 198 | 3.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 63 | 80 | 27% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 79 | 122 | 54.4% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 28 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 97.1% | 99.3% | 2.2% |