Impact of COVID-19 on Swain County East 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 652nd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 996th of 1502 Elementary schools | 22% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Swain County East Elementary) | 80.4 | 49.2 | 31.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Swain County Schools) | 73.7 | 56.8 | 16.9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Swain County East Elementary) | 64.7 | 47.5 | 17.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Swain County Schools) | 63.2 | 52 | 11.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Swain County East Elementary) | 55.6 | 39.2 | 16.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Swain County Schools) | 56.4 | 41.5 | 14.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Swain County East Elementary) | 45.8 | 49 | 3.2% |
4th Grade Reading (Swain County Schools) | 46.6 | 45.5 | 1.1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Swain County East Elementary) | 65.7 | 44.3 | 21.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Swain County Schools) | 65.6 | 50 | 15.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Swain County East Elementary) | 55.2 | 39.3 | 15.9% |
5th Grade Reading (Swain County Schools) | 53.5 | 33.6 | 19.9% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Swain County East Elementary) | 74.6 | 59 | 15.6% |
5th Grade Science (Swain County Schools) | 70.7 | 68.2 | 2.5% |
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 | 391 | 339 | 13.3% |
African American | 2 | 1 | 50% |
American Indian | 168 | 104 | 38.1% |
Asian | 0 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 24 | 15 | 37.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 164 | 162 | 1.2% |
Two or More Races | 33 | 55 | 66.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.2% | 69.9% | 6.7% |