Impact of COVID-19 on Edward Best 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 396th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 328th of 1502 Elementary schools | 5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Edward Best Elementary) | 72 | 79.7 | 7.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Franklin County Schools) | 61.4 | 60.8 | 0.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Edward Best Elementary) | 68 | 54.7 | 13.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (Franklin County Schools) | 50.1 | 42.5 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Edward Best Elementary) | 76.4 | 75 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Franklin County Schools) | 60.6 | 59.1 | 1.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Edward Best Elementary) | 56.9 | 63.5 | 6.6% |
4th Grade Reading (Franklin County Schools) | 56.8 | 56.6 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Edward Best Elementary) | 68.2 | 58.8 | 9.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Franklin County Schools) | 60.2 | 53.9 | 6.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Edward Best Elementary) | 57.9 | 61.3 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Reading (Franklin County Schools) | 53.1 | 44.5 | 8.6% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Edward Best Elementary) | 84.1 | 73.8 | 10.3% |
5th Grade Science (Franklin County Schools) | 77.9 | 67.8 | 10.1% |
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 | 548 | 476 | 13.1% |
African American | 175 | 115 | 34.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 113 | 115 | 1.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 226 | 206 | 8.8% |
Two or More Races | 30 | 39 | 30% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 64.4% | 71% | 6.6% |