Impact of COVID-19 on Ira B Jones 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 359th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 843rd of 1502 Elementary schools | 31.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ira B Jones Elementary) | 68.3 | 64.2 | 4.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Asheville City Schools) | 67 | 61.6 | 5.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Ira B Jones Elementary) | 71.7 | 52.8 | 18.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (Asheville City Schools) | 69.9 | 56.7 | 13.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Ira B Jones Elementary) | 69.5 | 51.7 | 17.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Asheville City Schools) | 64.1 | 50.4 | 13.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Ira B Jones Elementary) | 74.4 | 60 | 14.4% |
4th Grade Reading (Asheville City Schools) | 69.4 | 56 | 13.4% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Ira B Jones Elementary) | 66.7 | 42 | 24.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Asheville City Schools) | 62.1 | 49.3 | 12.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Ira B Jones Elementary) | 65.3 | 36 | 29.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Asheville City Schools) | 62.9 | 50.3 | 12.6% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Ira B Jones Elementary) | 73.3 | 48 | 25.3% |
5th Grade Science (Asheville City Schools) | 72.1 | 57.4 | 14.7% |
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 | 445 | 396 | 11% |
African American | 101 | 88 | 12.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 4 | 6 | 50% |
Hispanic | 22 | 16 | 27.3% |
Pacific Islander | 10 | 16 | 60% |
White | 293 | 239 | 18.4% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 30 | 114.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 39.3% | 50% | 10.7% |