Impact of COVID-19 on Blue Ridge School
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 1089th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 526th of 1502 Elementary schools | 38.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge School) | 36.8 | 62.5 | 25.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jackson County Public Schools) | 61.5 | 50.9 | 10.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Blue Ridge School) | 36.8 | 37.5 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Jackson County Public Schools) | 54.5 | 38.3 | 16.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge School) | 46.4 | 73.9 | 27.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Jackson County Public Schools) | 38.1 | 54.9 | 16.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Blue Ridge School) | 57.1 | 60.9 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Reading (Jackson County Public Schools) | 51.2 | 50.2 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge School) | 29.2 | 64 | 34.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Jackson County Public Schools) | 50.2 | 51.2 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Blue Ridge School) | 41.7 | 56 | 14.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Jackson County Public Schools) | 48.1 | 41.7 | 6.4% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Blue Ridge School) | 50 | 72 | 22% |
5th Grade Science (Jackson County Public Schools) | 65.4 | 58.3 | 7.1% |
5th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 72.6 | 65.3 | 7.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Blue Ridge School) | 56.7 | 59.1 | 2.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Jackson County Public Schools) | 57.1 | 53.9 | 3.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Blue Ridge School) | 63.3 | 45.5 | 17.8% |
6th Grade Reading (Jackson County Public Schools) | 60.5 | 46.1 | 14.4% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 189 | 165 | 12.7% |
African American | 0 | 0 | |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 63 | 58 | 7.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 116 | 101 | 12.9% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 98.4% | 79.4% | 19% |