Impact of COVID-19 on Mills River 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 139th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 171st of 1502 Elementary schools | 1.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mills River Elementary) | 87.4 | 79.4 | 8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools) | 72.6 | 69 | 3.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Mills River Elementary) | 71.6 | 61.9 | 9.7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools) | 62.6 | 55.4 | 7.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mills River Elementary) | 75 | 67.7 | 7.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools) | 66.9 | 57 | 9.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Mills River Elementary) | 79.2 | 69.9 | 9.3% |
4th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools) | 67.2 | 57.5 | 9.7% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Mills River Elementary) | 79.4 | 78.1 | 1.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Henderson County Schools) | 62.3 | 59.6 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Mills River Elementary) | 73.5 | 62.9 | 10.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Henderson County Schools) | 61.1 | 50.4 | 10.7% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Mills River Elementary) | 87.3 | 89.5 | 2.2% |
5th Grade Science (Henderson County Schools) | 81.7 | 70.3 | 11.4% |
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 | 579 | 589 | 1.7% |
African American | 6 | 9 | 50% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Hispanic | 54 | 60 | 11.1% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 1 | 80% |
White | 484 | 487 | 0.6% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 26 | 4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 34.7% | 36.2% | 1.4% |