Impact of COVID-19 on Mary McArthur 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 1246th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 901st of 1502 Elementary schools | 24.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mary McArthur Elementary) | 34.2 | 45.8 | 11.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools) | 58.9 | 55.5 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Mary McArthur Elementary) | 38.4 | 30.5 | 7.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools) | 54.1 | 46.1 | 8% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mary McArthur Elementary) | 46.1 | 57.7 | 11.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools) | 49.4 | 49.2 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Mary McArthur Elementary) | 49.4 | 60.6 | 11.2% |
4th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools) | 57.9 | 55.8 | 2.1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mary McArthur Elementary) | 31.9 | 46.2 | 14.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cumberland County Schools) | 53.8 | 46.2 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Mary McArthur Elementary) | 44.9 | 43.4 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Reading (Cumberland County Schools) | 53.9 | 44.9 | 9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Mary McArthur Elementary) | 59.4 | 58.5 | 0.9% |
5th Grade Science (Cumberland County Schools) | 73.4 | 63.1 | 10.3% |
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 | 463 | 371 | 19.9% |
African American | 212 | 178 | 16% |
American Indian | 6 | 1 | 83.3% |
Asian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 60 | 61 | 1.7% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 129 | 82 | 36.4% |
Two or More Races | 51 | 44 | 13.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.4% | 99.2% | 0.2% |