Impact of COVID-19 on Leicester 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 622nd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 796th of 1502 Elementary schools | 10.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Leicester Elementary) | 64.6 | 43.5 | 21.1% |
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 (Leicester Elementary) | 48.1 | 40.3 | 7.8% |
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 (Leicester Elementary) | 62.8 | 56.3 | 6.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools) | 59.6 | 58 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Leicester Elementary) | 68.6 | 67.2 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools) | 60.2 | 57.2 | 3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 418 | 367 | 12.2% |
African American | 16 | 5 | 68.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 46 | 48 | 4.3% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
White | 341 | 301 | 11.7% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 10 | 9.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 68.2% | 70% | 1.8% |