Impact of COVID-19 on L J Bell 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 777th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 793rd of 1502 Elementary schools | 0% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (L J Bell Elementary) | 66 | 57.3 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools) | 61.9 | 55.3 | 6.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (L J Bell Elementary) | 48.9 | 33.3 | 15.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools) | 50.3 | 35.9 | 14.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (L J Bell Elementary) | 45.7 | 51.2 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools) | 51.6 | 50.5 | 1.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (L J Bell Elementary) | 40.7 | 46.3 | 5.6% |
4th Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools) | 48.4 | 44.4 | 4% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (L J Bell Elementary) | 63 | 67.1 | 4.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Richmond County Schools) | 60.1 | 50.8 | 9.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (L J Bell Elementary) | 61.7 | 45.5 | 16.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Richmond County Schools) | 57.9 | 39.3 | 18.6% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (L J Bell Elementary) | 81.9 | 72.7 | 9.2% |
5th Grade Science (Richmond County Schools) | 79.3 | 60.8 | 18.5% |
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 | 559 | 476 | 14.8% |
African American | 218 | 170 | 22% |
American Indian | 11 | 8 | 27.3% |
Asian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 37 | 33 | 10.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 247 | 227 | 8.1% |
Two or More Races | 38 | 33 | 13.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.5% | 99.4% | 0.1% |