Impact of COVID-19 on S Ray Lowder 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 967th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 743rd of 1502 Elementary schools | 16.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (S Ray Lowder Elementary) | 54 | 57.1 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools) | 72 | 66.2 | 5.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (S Ray Lowder Elementary) | 52.9 | 33.3 | 19.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools) | 62.8 | 52.3 | 10.5% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (S Ray Lowder Elementary) | 57.8 | 63.4 | 5.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools) | 66.4 | 62.7 | 3.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (S Ray Lowder Elementary) | 51.1 | 63.4 | 12.3% |
4th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools) | 65 | 63.7 | 1.3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (S Ray Lowder Elementary) | 53.7 | 53.1 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools) | 69.9 | 66.2 | 3.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (S Ray Lowder Elementary) | 41.5 | 42.9 | 1.4% |
5th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools) | 66.6 | 55.1 | 11.5% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (S Ray Lowder Elementary) | 65.9 | 69.4 | 3.5% |
5th Grade Science (Lincoln County Schools) | 81 | 73.9 | 7.1% |
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 | 310 | 291 | 6.1% |
African American | 69 | 42 | 39.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 7 | 40% |
Hispanic | 55 | 46 | 16.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 163 | 162 | 0.6% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 34 | 88.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99% | 68.4% | 30.6% |