Impact of COVID-19 on Wakefield High
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 250th of 514 High schools | Ranks 212th of 626 High schools | 14.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Wakefield High) | 55.6 | 67.4 | 11.8% |
End of Course Biology (Wake County Schools) | 66.1 | 62 | 4.1% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (Wakefield High) | 61.6 | 70.4 | 8.8% |
End of Course English II (Wake County Schools) | 68.6 | 71.4 | 2.8% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (Wakefield High) | 34.9 | 30 | 4.9% |
End of Course Math I (Wake County Schools) | 34.6 | 33 | 1.6% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (Wakefield High) | 44 | 69.7 | 25.7% |
End of Course Math III (Wake County Schools) | 53.5 | 71.4 | 17.9% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1888 | 2072 | 9.7% |
African American | 561 | 586 | 4.5% |
American Indian | 10 | 5 | 50% |
Asian | 96 | 100 | 4.2% |
Hispanic | 284 | 385 | 35.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 877 | 932 | 6.3% |
Two or More Races | 59 | 62 | 5.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26.6% | 34.5% | 7.9% |