Impact of COVID-19 on Bell 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 706th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 515th of 1502 Elementary schools | 13.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bell Elementary) | 52.9 | 69.4 | 16.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools) | 63.4 | 58.7 | 4.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Bell Elementary) | 49 | 52.8 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools) | 55.7 | 49.3 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Bell Elementary) | 50 | 60.7 | 10.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools) | 59.6 | 58 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Bell Elementary) | 53.7 | 60.7 | 7% |
4th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools) | 60.2 | 57.2 | 3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Bell Elementary) | 70.5 | 53.7 | 16.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools) | 60.7 | 54.6 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Bell Elementary) | 68.9 | 58.5 | 10.4% |
5th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools) | 54.6 | 46.5 | 8.1% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Bell Elementary) | 77 | 68.3 | 8.7% |
5th Grade Science (Buncombe County Schools) | 70.7 | 63.8 | 6.9% |
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 | 298 | 218 | 26.8% |
African American | 19 | 11 | 42.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Hispanic | 42 | 24 | 42.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 209 | 159 | 23.9% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 19 | 9.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50% | 53.2% | 3.2% |