Impact of COVID-19 on New Salem 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 248th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 226th of 1502 Elementary schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Salem Elementary) | 82 | 78 | 4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 77.4 | 77 | 0.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (New Salem Elementary) | 74 | 63.4 | 10.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 67.5 | 59.9 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (New Salem Elementary) | 62.9 | 66.7 | 3.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 75.3 | 75.7 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (New Salem Elementary) | 65.7 | 66.7 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 72.6 | 68.3 | 4.3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Salem Elementary) | 76 | 91.2 | 15.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 77.8 | 75.6 | 2.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (New Salem Elementary) | 72 | 58.8 | 13.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 69.7 | 61.6 | 8.1% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (New Salem Elementary) | 78.4 | 73.5 | 4.9% |
5th Grade Science (Union County Public Schools) | 84.9 | 78.4 | 6.5% |
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 | 254 | 241 | 5.1% |
African American | 4 | 5 | 25% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 10 | 13 | 30% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 237 | 216 | 8.9% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 7 | 133.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 30.3% | 33.2% | 2.9% |