Impact of COVID-19 on Wakelon 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 1044th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 834th of 1502 Elementary schools | 15.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wakelon Elementary) | 51.3 | 67 | 15.7% |
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 (Wakelon Elementary) | 44.9 | 50 | 5.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 66 | 58.7 | 7.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wakelon Elementary) | 59.8 | 52.9 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 65 | 65 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Wakelon Elementary) | 42.4 | 48.2 | 5.8% |
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 (Wakelon Elementary) | 45.7 | 41.9 | 3.8% |
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 (Wakelon Elementary) | 54.3 | 45.3 | 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 (Wakelon Elementary) | 61.3 | 57 | 4.3% |
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 | 515 | 578 | 12.2% |
African American | 229 | 268 | 17% |
American Indian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 7 | 600% |
Hispanic | 160 | 193 | 20.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 88 | 80 | 9.1% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 30 | 6.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.8% | 72% | 1.8% |