Impact of COVID-19 on Bethlehem 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 491st of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 257th of 1502 Elementary schools | 16.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bethlehem Elementary) | 60.3 | 69.9 | 9.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alexander County Schools) | 69.8 | 61.2 | 8.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Bethlehem Elementary) | 63 | 65.8 | 2.8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools) | 65 | 49.5 | 15.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bethlehem Elementary) | 77.1 | 73.3 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Alexander County Schools) | 68.2 | 58.7 | 9.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Bethlehem Elementary) | 68.6 | 70 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools) | 59.6 | 57.2 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bethlehem Elementary) | 67.5 | 64.5 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Alexander County Schools) | 71.5 | 62.5 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Bethlehem Elementary) | 57.1 | 52.6 | 4.5% |
5th Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools) | 55 | 50.8 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Bethlehem Elementary) | 72.7 | 86.8 | 14.1% |
5th Grade Science (Alexander County Schools) | 71 | 72.8 | 1.8% |
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 | 461 | 458 | 0.7% |
African American | 7 | 11 | 57.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 11 | 20 | 81.8% |
Hispanic | 28 | 42 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 398 | 367 | 7.8% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 18 | 12.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31% | 51.1% | 20.1% |