Impact of COVID-19 on Granite Falls 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 399th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 361st of 1502 Elementary schools | 3.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Granite Falls Elementary) | 75.3 | 72.8 | 2.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Caldwell County Schools) | 60.3 | 51.5 | 8.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Granite Falls Elementary) | 69.7 | 54.3 | 15.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Caldwell County Schools) | 58.8 | 43.4 | 15.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Granite Falls Elementary) | 59.7 | 64.2 | 4.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Caldwell County Schools) | 53.6 | 46.2 | 7.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Granite Falls Elementary) | 65.3 | 60.5 | 4.8% |
4th Grade Reading (Caldwell County Schools) | 60.5 | 46.7 | 13.8% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Granite Falls Elementary) | 69.4 | 69.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Caldwell County Schools) | 58.8 | 48 | 10.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Granite Falls Elementary) | 72.2 | 58.6 | 13.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Caldwell County Schools) | 60 | 44.1 | 15.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Granite Falls Elementary) | 73.1 | 75.8 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Science (Caldwell County Schools) | 75.1 | 60 | 15.1% |
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 | 618 | 582 | 5.8% |
African American | 12 | 16 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 6 | 3 | 50% |
Hispanic | 77 | 65 | 15.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 498 | 467 | 6.2% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 31 | 24% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.8% | 56.5% | 10.7% |