Impact of COVID-19 on Rutherfordton Elementary 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 392nd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 451st of 1502 Elementary schools | 3.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rutherfordton Elementary School) | 67.9 | 80.3 | 12.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County Schools) | 77.6 | 77.2 | 0.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Rutherfordton Elementary School) | 57.1 | 52.5 | 4.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Rutherford County Schools) | 61.8 | 49.5 | 12.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Rutherfordton Elementary School) | 69.1 | 55.6 | 13.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County Schools) | 67.2 | 67.7 | 0.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Rutherfordton Elementary School) | 66.2 | 56.3 | 9.9% |
4th Grade Reading (Rutherford County Schools) | 66 | 60.7 | 5.3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Rutherfordton Elementary School) | 64.5 | 56.1 | 8.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County Schools) | 66.8 | 68.9 | 2.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Rutherfordton Elementary School) | 69.7 | 56.1 | 13.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Rutherford County Schools) | 61 | 55.6 | 5.4% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Rutherfordton Elementary School) | 84.2 | 84.8 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Science (Rutherford County Schools) | 81.6 | 80.6 | 1% |
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 | 384 | 390 | 1.6% |
African American | 38 | 45 | 18.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 20 | 31 | 55% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 289 | 284 | 1.7% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 30 | 14.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.2% | 99.2% | 0% |