Impact of COVID-19 on Matthews 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 285th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 261st of 1502 Elementary schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Matthews Elementary) | 75.7 | 70.9 | 4.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 69.6 | 61.3 | 8.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Matthews Elementary) | 67.6 | 62.7 | 4.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 57.3 | 46.4 | 10.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Matthews Elementary) | 69.8 | 70.9 | 1.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 63.2 | 55.2 | 8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Matthews Elementary) | 58.2 | 64.1 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 52.5 | 51.5 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Matthews Elementary) | 77.9 | 69.5 | 8.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 65.4 | 57.9 | 7.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Matthews Elementary) | 64.1 | 65.5 | 1.4% |
5th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 50 | 45.8 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Matthews Elementary) | 90.6 | 75.9 | 14.7% |
5th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 72.8 | 62.2 | 10.6% |
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 | 1017 | 809 | 20.5% |
African American | 174 | 139 | 20.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 63 | 37 | 41.3% |
Hispanic | 147 | 128 | 12.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 610 | 465 | 23.8% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 40 | 90.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 27% | 26.5% | 0.6% |