Impact of COVID-19 on Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County
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 437th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 215th of 784 Middle schools | 31.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County) | 56.6 | 66.3 | 9.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County) | 66.3 | 60.5 | 5.8% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County) | 43.6 | 57.1 | 13.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County) | 47.4 | 55.8 | 8.4% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 163 | 547 | 235.6% |
African American | 32 | 70 | 118.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 1 | 6 | 500% |
Hispanic | 25 | 103 | 312% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 100 | 307 | 207% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 57 | 1325% |