Impact of COVID-19 on Murphy 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 509th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 735th of 1502 Elementary schools | 14.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Murphy Elementary) | 64.9 | 45.3 | 19.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County Schools) | 70.8 | 54.7 | 16.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Murphy Elementary) | 51.4 | 38.7 | 12.7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Cherokee County Schools) | 56.2 | 43.8 | 12.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Murphy Elementary) | 64.6 | 50 | 14.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County Schools) | 56.6 | 52.1 | 4.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Murphy Elementary) | 65.9 | 52.3 | 13.6% |
4th Grade Reading (Cherokee County Schools) | 62.1 | 54.3 | 7.8% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Murphy Elementary) | 64.3 | 61.3 | 3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County Schools) | 59.2 | 56.1 | 3.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Murphy Elementary) | 64.3 | 64 | 0.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Cherokee County Schools) | 64.4 | 57.5 | 6.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Murphy Elementary) | 79.6 | 74.7 | 4.9% |
5th Grade Science (Cherokee County Schools) | 77.5 | 74.7 | 2.8% |
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 | 474 | 536 | 13.1% |
African American | 14 | 15 | 7.1% |
American Indian | 7 | 2 | 71.4% |
Asian | 5 | 7 | 40% |
Hispanic | 23 | 17 | 26.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 390 | 459 | 17.7% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 36 | 2.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.4% | 99.4% | 0.1% |