Impact of COVID-19 on Black Mountain 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 516th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 471st of 1502 Elementary schools | 3.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
4th Grade Mathematics (Black Mountain Elementary) | 55.2 | 56.2 | 1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools) | 59.6 | 58 | 1.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Black Mountain Elementary) | 63.5 | 57.5 | 6% |
4th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools) | 60.2 | 57.2 | 3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Black Mountain Elementary) | 60.7 | 66.7 | 6% |
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 (Black Mountain Elementary) | 62 | 58.3 | 3.7% |
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 (Black Mountain Elementary) | 83.2 | 73.6 | 9.6% |
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 | 202 | 147 | 27.2% |
African American | 6 | 6 | |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 15 | 11 | 26.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 171 | 124 | 27.5% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 5 | 37.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 53% | 54.4% | 1.5% |