Impact of COVID-19 on Weddington Middle
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 4th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 10th of 784 Middle schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Weddington Middle) | 95 | 95.4 | 0.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 76.9 | 72.6 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Weddington Middle) | 94.1 | 83.7 | 10.4% |
6th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 73.4 | 64.3 | 9.1% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Reading (Weddington Middle) | 89.7 | 88.2 | 1.5% |
7th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 72 | 65.2 | 6.8% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Weddington Middle) | 96.9 | 93 | 3.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 71.7 | 60.8 | 10.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Weddington Middle) | 90.1 | 87.1 | 3% |
8th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 69 | 64.3 | 4.7% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1246 | 1450 | 16.4% |
African American | 76 | 82 | 7.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 130 | 301 | 131.5% |
Hispanic | 86 | 108 | 25.6% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 0 | 100% |
White | 912 | 892 | 2.2% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 64 | 73% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 5.5% | 6.8% | 1.3% |