Impact of COVID-19 on Sugar Loaf 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 403rd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 297th of 1502 Elementary schools | 7.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sugar Loaf Elementary) | 80.6 | 77.1 | 3.5% |
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 (Sugar Loaf Elementary) | 80.6 | 51.4 | 29.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools) | 65 | 49.5 | 15.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Sugar Loaf Elementary) | 69.2 | 65.6 | 3.6% |
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 (Sugar Loaf Elementary) | 51.3 | 71.9 | 20.6% |
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 (Sugar Loaf Elementary) | 89.7 | 73.5 | 16.2% |
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 (Sugar Loaf Elementary) | 62.1 | 55.9 | 6.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Alexander County Schools) | 55 | 50.8 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Sugar Loaf Elementary) | 65.5 | 76.5 | 11% |
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 | 218 | 206 | 5.5% |
African American | 5 | 4 | 20% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 14 | 6 | 57.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 190 | 184 | 3.2% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 10 | 11.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.4% | 55.8% | 15.5% |