Impact of COVID-19 on Marion Elementary 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 555th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 406th of 1502 Elementary schools | 10.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Marion Elementary School) | 81.3 | 84.7 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 60.9 | 54.6 | 6.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Marion Elementary School) | 60.9 | 52.5 | 8.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (McDowell County Schools) | 49.6 | 41.8 | 7.8% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Marion Elementary School) | 65.7 | 68.3 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 56.7 | 54.9 | 1.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Marion Elementary School) | 61.2 | 75 | 13.8% |
4th Grade Reading (McDowell County Schools) | 61.5 | 55.7 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Marion Elementary School) | 50 | 65.5 | 15.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 53.9 | 59.9 | 6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Marion Elementary School) | 53 | 43.6 | 9.4% |
5th Grade Reading (McDowell County Schools) | 62 | 51.2 | 10.8% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Marion Elementary School) | 78.8 | 63.6 | 15.2% |
5th Grade Science (McDowell County Schools) | 80.4 | 72.8 | 7.6% |
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 | 366 | 355 | 3% |
African American | 27 | 17 | 37% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Hispanic | 80 | 65 | 18.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 231 | 247 | 6.9% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 23 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 74.6% | 75.8% | 1.2% |