Impact of COVID-19 on Morehead City Primary
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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Morehead City Primary) | 79.3 | 71.4 | 7.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Carteret County Public Schools) | 73.3 | 70.4 | 2.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Morehead City Primary) | 77.3 | 63.9 | 13.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Carteret County Public Schools) | 66.5 | 60 | 6.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 590 | 545 | 7.6% |
African American | 54 | 30 | 44.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 10 | 9 | 10% |
Hispanic | 89 | 82 | 7.9% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 0 | 100% |
White | 395 | 378 | 4.3% |
Two or More Races | 38 | 44 | 15.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.6% | 98.5% | 40.9% |