Impact of COVID-19 on Surf City 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 207th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 224th of 1502 Elementary schools | 0.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Surf City Elementary) | 82.8 | 65.5 | 17.3% |
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 (Surf City Elementary) | 78.8 | 58.1 | 20.7% |
3rd Grade Reading (Pender County Schools) | 58.7 | 47.7 | 11% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Surf City Elementary) | 78.8 | 77.4 | 1.4% |
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 (Surf City Elementary) | 68.8 | 68.7 | 0.1% |
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 (Surf City Elementary) | 70.3 | 75 | 4.7% |
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 (Surf City Elementary) | 67.6 | 65.5 | 2.1% |
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 (Surf City Elementary) | 85.5 | 84.4 | 1.1% |
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 | 584 | 808 | 38.4% |
African American | 18 | 25 | 38.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 5 | 5 | |
Hispanic | 33 | 75 | 127.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 492 | 652 | 32.5% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 49 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.7% | 30.8% | 7.9% |