Impact of COVID-19 on Blue Ridge 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 234th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 596th of 1502 Elementary schools | 23.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 68.8 | 52.3 | 16.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ashe County Schools) | 63.2 | 64.3 | 1.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 72.7 | 40.9 | 31.8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Ashe County Schools) | 62 | 50 | 12% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 62.1 | 50.7 | 11.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ashe County Schools) | 66.1 | 62.3 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 79.3 | 46.4 | 32.9% |
4th Grade Reading (Ashe County Schools) | 68.3 | 55.9 | 12.4% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 67.6 | 69.2 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ashe County Schools) | 69.3 | 65.7 | 3.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 71.8 | 61.5 | 10.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Ashe County Schools) | 70.1 | 54.7 | 15.4% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 90.1 | 84.6 | 5.5% |
5th Grade Science (Ashe County Schools) | 87.7 | 81.6 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 72.6 | 65.3 | 7.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 73.5 | 61.5 | 12% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ashe County Schools) | 80.5 | 75.4 | 5.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Blue Ridge Elementary) | 79.5 | 57.7 | 21.8% |
6th Grade Reading (Ashe County Schools) | 77.8 | 58.1 | 19.7% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 472 | 360 | 23.7% |
African American | 2 | 1 | 50% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 29 | 24 | 17.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 437 | 332 | 24% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 61% | 70.8% | 9.8% |