Impact of COVID-19 on Wheatmore Middle 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 397th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 332nd of 784 Middle schools | 11.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wheatmore Middle School) | 55.9 | 53 | 2.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Randolph County School System) | 51.7 | 44.9 | 6.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Wheatmore Middle School) | 52.9 | 44.5 | 8.4% |
7th Grade Reading (Randolph County School System) | 49.1 | 38.8 | 10.3% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wheatmore Middle School) | 56.2 | 61.4 | 5.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Randolph County School System) | 44.3 | 34.9 | 9.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Wheatmore Middle School) | 50.3 | 48.8 | 1.5% |
8th Grade Reading (Randolph County School System) | 47.5 | 37.7 | 9.8% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Wheatmore Middle School) | 74.2 | 76 | 1.8% |
8th Grade Science (Randolph County School System) | 74.6 | 66.1 | 8.5% |
8th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 78.6 | 70.3 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 683 | 496 | 27.4% |
African American | 17 | 6 | 64.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 30 | 10 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 85 | 33 | 61.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 526 | 427 | 18.8% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 17 | 26.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.8% | 51.6% | 5.8% |