Impact of COVID-19 on Gouge 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 943rd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 663rd of 1502 Elementary schools | 19.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gouge Elementary) | 50 | 58.7 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mitchell County Schools) | 65.4 | 58.3 | 7.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Gouge Elementary) | 48.1 | 56.5 | 8.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Mitchell County Schools) | 58.3 | 45.2 | 13.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Gouge Elementary) | 51.9 | 59.6 | 7.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Mitchell County Schools) | 58.7 | 62.5 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Gouge Elementary) | 59.6 | 48.9 | 10.7% |
4th Grade Reading (Mitchell County Schools) | 53.1 | 53.3 | 0.2% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 258 | 227 | 12% |
African American | 1 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 12 | 6 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 235 | 218 | 7.2% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 3 | 66.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.4% | 63.4% | 6.1% |