Impact of COVID-19 on Merrick-Moore 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 1391st of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 927th of 1502 Elementary schools | 32.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merrick-Moore Elementary) | 50.5 | 51.1 | 0.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools) | 52 | 56.5 | 4.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Merrick-Moore Elementary) | 29.7 | 23.9 | 5.8% |
3rd Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools) | 44.7 | 39.3 | 5.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Merrick-Moore Elementary) | 29.8 | 51.2 | 21.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools) | 47.1 | 51.1 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Merrick-Moore Elementary) | 30.6 | 45.1 | 14.5% |
4th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools) | 48.5 | 49.9 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Merrick-Moore Elementary) | 36.9 | 61.9 | 25% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools) | 46.6 | 51.5 | 4.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Merrick-Moore Elementary) | 23.3 | 39.8 | 16.5% |
5th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools) | 44.6 | 43.1 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Merrick-Moore Elementary) | 48.5 | 67.3 | 18.8% |
5th Grade Science (Durham Public Schools) | 68.8 | 65.9 | 2.9% |
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 | 621 | 540 | 13% |
African American | 288 | 211 | 26.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 298 | 277 | 7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 24 | 24 | |
Two or More Races | 7 | 23 | 228.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 96.9% | 99.4% | 2.5% |