Impact of COVID-19 on Newland 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 736th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 1072nd of 1502 Elementary schools | 21.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Newland Elementary) | 41.2 | 50 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Avery County Schools) | 54.5 | 65.6 | 11.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Newland Elementary) | 52.9 | 39.5 | 13.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Avery County Schools) | 51 | 47.7 | 3.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Newland Elementary) | 52.3 | 45 | 7.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Avery County Schools) | 58.4 | 73.2 | 14.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Newland Elementary) | 54.5 | 35 | 19.5% |
4th Grade Reading (Avery County Schools) | 59.1 | 66.9 | 7.8% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Newland Elementary) | 68.4 | 59.4 | 9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Avery County Schools) | 64.8 | 69.9 | 5.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Newland Elementary) | 63.2 | 25 | 38.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Avery County Schools) | 64.2 | 62.2 | 2% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Newland Elementary) | 81.6 | 53.1 | 28.5% |
5th Grade Science (Avery County Schools) | 74.8 | 78.9 | 4.1% |
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 | 238 | 209 | 12.2% |
African American | 0 | 2 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 4 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 62 | 72 | 16.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 169 | 134 | 20.7% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 74.8% | 81.3% | 6.5% |