Impact of COVID-19 on East Gaston High
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 110th of 514 High schools | Ranks 294th of 626 High schools | 25.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (East Gaston High) | 74 | 57.5 | 16.5% |
End of Course Biology (Gaston County Schools) | 59.9 | 56.2 | 3.7% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (East Gaston High) | 65.2 | 51.8 | 13.4% |
End of Course English II (Gaston County Schools) | 59.2 | 54.1 | 5.1% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (East Gaston High) | 62.4 | 45.1 | 17.3% |
End of Course Math I (Gaston County Schools) | 49.6 | 39 | 10.6% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (East Gaston High) | 51.2 | 61.5 | 10.3% |
End of Course Math III (Gaston County Schools) | 43.5 | 58.7 | 15.2% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 874 | 883 | 1% |
African American | 84 | 108 | 28.6% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 11 | 3 | 72.7% |
Hispanic | 80 | 124 | 55% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 668 | 607 | 9.1% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 40 | 42.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.9% | 48.2% | 9.3% |