Impact of COVID-19 on South Topsail 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 187th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 141st of 1502 Elementary schools | 3.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Topsail Elementary) | 71.2 | 74.7 | 3.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pender County Schools) | 69.9 | 65.3 | 4.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (South Topsail Elementary) | 72.9 | 57.9 | 15% |
3rd Grade Reading (Pender County Schools) | 58.7 | 47.7 | 11% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Topsail Elementary) | 67.5 | 84 | 16.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pender County Schools) | 62.2 | 69.9 | 7.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (South Topsail Elementary) | 74 | 83 | 9% |
4th Grade Reading (Pender County Schools) | 60.2 | 64.3 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Topsail Elementary) | 79.2 | 80.7 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pender County Schools) | 68.4 | 64.5 | 3.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (South Topsail Elementary) | 79.2 | 72.3 | 6.9% |
5th Grade Reading (Pender County Schools) | 62.2 | 53.7 | 8.5% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (South Topsail Elementary) | 89.6 | 81.9 | 7.7% |
5th Grade Science (Pender County Schools) | 79.9 | 75.5 | 4.4% |
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 | 372 | 557 | 49.7% |
African American | 7 | 18 | 157.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 1 | 8 | 700% |
Hispanic | 41 | 50 | 22% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 305 | 444 | 45.6% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 36 | 125% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.9% | 34.3% | 7.6% |