Impact of COVID-19 on 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 758th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 189th of 1502 Elementary schools | 38.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Salem Elementary) | 54.1 | 74.1 | 20% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 69.4 | 67.4 | 2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Salem Elementary) | 56.1 | 60.4 | 4.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 66 | 58.7 | 7.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Salem Elementary) | 78.8 | 73.9 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 65 | 65 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Salem Elementary) | 71.7 | 75.7 | 4% |
4th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 63.2 | 65.7 | 2.5% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Salem Elementary) | 50.6 | 77.1 | 26.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 66 | 65.6 | 0.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Salem Elementary) | 42.9 | 67.8 | 24.9% |
5th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 60.6 | 59.1 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Salem Elementary) | 61 | 77.1 | 16.1% |
5th Grade Science (Wake County Schools) | 71.3 | 70.6 | 0.7% |
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 | 584 | 735 | 25.9% |
African American | 39 | 61 | 56.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 61 | 166 | 172.1% |
Hispanic | 154 | 118 | 23.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 318 | 374 | 17.6% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 15 | 36.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 28.9% | 24.2% | 4.7% |