Impact of COVID-19 on Drexel 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 264th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 310th of 1502 Elementary schools | 2.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Drexel Elementary) | 67.2 | 67.2 | |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Burke County Schools) | 66.5 | 63.6 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Drexel Elementary) | 57.8 | 46.3 | 11.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (Burke County Schools) | 59.4 | 43.3 | 16.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Drexel Elementary) | 67.8 | 81.4 | 13.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Burke County Schools) | 55.8 | 58.9 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Drexel Elementary) | 65.5 | 77.1 | 11.6% |
4th Grade Reading (Burke County Schools) | 60.3 | 54 | 6.3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Drexel Elementary) | 84.1 | 76.7 | 7.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Burke County Schools) | 58.4 | 61.3 | 2.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Drexel Elementary) | 73.9 | 50.7 | 23.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Burke County Schools) | 53.8 | 51.1 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Drexel Elementary) | 93.2 | 79.5 | 13.7% |
5th Grade Science (Burke County Schools) | 81.5 | 72.7 | 8.8% |
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 | 437 | 438 | 0.2% |
African American | 13 | 25 | 92.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 41 | 31 | 24.4% |
Hispanic | 46 | 50 | 8.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 318 | 305 | 4.1% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 22 | 29.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 64.8% | 77.4% | 12.6% |