Impact of COVID-19 on Pleasant Ridge 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 1074th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 1051st of 1502 Elementary schools | 2.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Ridge Elementary) | 50 | 60.8 | 10.8% |
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 (Pleasant Ridge Elementary) | 47.3 | 35.1 | 12.2% |
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 (Pleasant Ridge Elementary) | 44.5 | 45.3 | 0.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 49.5 | 47.5 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Pleasant Ridge Elementary) | 59 | 43.4 | 15.6% |
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 (Pleasant Ridge Elementary) | 46 | 38 | 8% |
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 (Pleasant Ridge Elementary) | 46 | 39.9 | 6.1% |
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 (Pleasant Ridge Elementary) | 59.7 | 55 | 4.7% |
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 | 883 | 866 | 1.9% |
African American | 351 | 352 | 0.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 11 | 6 | 45.5% |
Hispanic | 189 | 253 | 33.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 286 | 197 | 31.1% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 57 | 29.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.7% | 99.7% | 0% |