Impact of COVID-19 on Swain County West 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 716th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 810th of 1502 Elementary schools | 5.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Swain County West Elementary) | 69.5 | 63.6 | 5.9% |
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 West Elementary) | 62.2 | 56.1 | 6.1% |
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 West Elementary) | 57.4 | 43.1 | 14.3% |
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 West Elementary) | 47.5 | 43.1 | 4.4% |
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 West Elementary) | 65.6 | 57.1 | 8.5% |
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 West Elementary) | 52.2 | 26.5 | 25.7% |
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 West Elementary) | 67.8 | 79.6 | 11.8% |
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 | 459 | 403 | 12.2% |
African American | 4 | 1 | 75% |
American Indian | 34 | 38 | 11.8% |
Asian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Hispanic | 22 | 30 | 36.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 375 | 301 | 19.7% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 29 | 52.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.3% | 99.3% | 0.1% |