Impact of COVID-19 on Gardner Park 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 946th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 1242nd of 1502 Elementary schools | 18.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gardner Park Elementary) | 46.3 | 34.7 | 11.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 56.4 | 55.9 | 0.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Gardner Park Elementary) | 57.4 | 26.4 | 31% |
3rd Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 51.8 | 40.6 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gardner Park Elementary) | 46.7 | 40.2 | 6.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 49.5 | 47.5 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Gardner Park Elementary) | 50 | 47.6 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 53.6 | 48.9 | 4.7% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gardner Park Elementary) | 56.3 | 34.4 | 21.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 52.5 | 48.6 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Gardner Park Elementary) | 49.4 | 36.7 | 12.7% |
5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 50.6 | 42.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Gardner Park Elementary) | 73.3 | 48.3 | 25% |
5th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools) | 69.3 | 60 | 9.3% |
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 | 598 | 521 | 12.9% |
African American | 206 | 171 | 17% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 8 | 700% |
Hispanic | 168 | 140 | 16.7% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 175 | 169 | 3.4% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 32 | 27.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.5% | 99.4% | 0.1% |