Impact of COVID-19 on Porter Ridge 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 624th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 674th of 1502 Elementary schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Porter Ridge Elementary) | 59.3 | 70.5 | 11.2% |
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 (Porter Ridge Elementary) | 61.5 | 50.8 | 10.7% |
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 (Porter Ridge Elementary) | 58.3 | 51.8 | 6.5% |
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 (Porter Ridge Elementary) | 61.1 | 48.2 | 12.9% |
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 (Porter Ridge Elementary) | 66 | 60.2 | 5.8% |
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 (Porter Ridge Elementary) | 57.4 | 43.1 | 14.3% |
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 (Porter Ridge Elementary) | 74.5 | 68.9 | 5.6% |
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 | 538 | 664 | 23.4% |
African American | 83 | 130 | 56.6% |
American Indian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Asian | 5 | 32 | 540% |
Hispanic | 167 | 211 | 26.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 260 | 249 | 4.2% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 39 | 105.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 44.1% | 47.7% | 3.7% |