Impact of COVID-19 on Belmont Middle
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 132nd of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 198th of 784 Middle schools | 7.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Belmont Middle) | 83.2 | 69.7 | 13.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 62.4 | 50.2 | 12.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Belmont Middle) | 71.6 | 55 | 16.6% |
6th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 57.1 | 47.1 | 10% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Belmont Middle) | 74.2 | 56.7 | 17.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 58.4 | 46.1 | 12.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Belmont Middle) | 67.9 | 61.4 | 6.5% |
7th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 55.3 | 48.3 | 7% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Belmont Middle) | 73.5 | 55 | 18.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 54.3 | 43.3 | 11% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Belmont Middle) | 61.2 | 61.2 | |
8th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 51.1 | 51.2 | 0.1% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Belmont Middle) | 85 | 72.3 | 12.7% |
8th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools) | 78.6 | 67.7 | 10.9% |
8th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 78.6 | 70.3 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 712 | 742 | 4.2% |
African American | 62 | 79 | 27.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 36 | 18 | 50% |
Hispanic | 50 | 98 | 96% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 526 | 505 | 4% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 40 | 8.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31.2% | 40.6% | 9.4% |