Impact of COVID-19 on Hawks Nest STEAM Academy
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 131st of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 118th of 1502 Elementary schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hawks Nest STEAM Academy) | 77.6 | 90 | 12.4% |
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 (Hawks Nest STEAM Academy) | 70.7 | 61.7 | 9% |
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 (Hawks Nest STEAM Academy) | 72.2 | 69.5 | 2.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 49.5 | 47.5 | 2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Hawks Nest STEAM Academy) | 85.2 | 71.2 | 14% |
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 (Hawks Nest STEAM Academy) | 84.2 | 82.5 | 1.7% |
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 (Hawks Nest STEAM Academy) | 80.7 | 78.9 | 1.8% |
5th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 50.6 | 42.7 | 7.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 349 | 347 | 0.6% |
African American | 75 | 82 | 9.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 18 | 10 | 44.4% |
Hispanic | 27 | 32 | 18.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 221 | 201 | 9% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 20 | 150% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 27.2% | 36.9% | 9.7% |