Impact of COVID-19 on West Smithfield 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 1440th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 953rd of 1502 Elementary schools | 34.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Smithfield Elementary) | 37 | 73.6 | 36.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools) | 56.8 | 64.5 | 7.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (West Smithfield Elementary) | 21 | 36.1 | 15.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools) | 51.1 | 51.4 | 0.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (West Smithfield Elementary) | 24.4 | 43.5 | 19.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools) | 51 | 58.5 | 7.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (West Smithfield Elementary) | 30.8 | 49.3 | 18.5% |
4th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools) | 47.4 | 58.2 | 10.8% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (West Smithfield Elementary) | 22.4 | 45.8 | 23.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools) | 55.6 | 59.5 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (West Smithfield Elementary) | 27.6 | 40.3 | 12.7% |
5th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools) | 46.9 | 53.2 | 6.3% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (West Smithfield Elementary) | 47.4 | 52.8 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Science (Johnston County Public Schools) | 66.8 | 72.2 | 5.4% |
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 | 490 | 438 | 10.6% |
African American | 135 | 109 | 19.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 6 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 277 | 233 | 15.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 51 | 62 | 21.6% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 32 | 52.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.4% | 99.3% | 0.1% |