Impact of COVID-19 on Ridgewood 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 329th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 278th of 1502 Elementary schools | 3.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Elementary) | 64.9 | 69.7 | 4.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pitt County Schools) | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Ridgewood Elementary) | 61.1 | 56.8 | 4.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (Pitt County Schools) | 52.8 | 44.7 | 8.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Elementary) | 68.8 | 75 | 6.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pitt County Schools) | 53.9 | 59.1 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Ridgewood Elementary) | 69.6 | 64.7 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Reading (Pitt County Schools) | 55 | 52.2 | 2.8% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ridgewood Elementary) | 79.9 | 73.2 | 6.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pitt County Schools) | 60.8 | 54.7 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Ridgewood Elementary) | 66.4 | 56.7 | 9.7% |
5th Grade Reading (Pitt County Schools) | 52.2 | 44.5 | 7.7% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Ridgewood Elementary) | 82.9 | 82.7 | 0.2% |
5th Grade Science (Pitt County Schools) | 73.5 | 68.7 | 4.8% |
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 | 787 | 722 | 8.3% |
African American | 320 | 308 | 3.8% |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 39 | 27 | 30.8% |
Hispanic | 44 | 60 | 36.4% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 332 | 277 | 16.6% |
Two or More Races | 45 | 48 | 6.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.8% | 46.8% | 4% |