Impact of COVID-19 on Walnut Creek 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 1352nd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 1180th of 1502 Elementary schools | 13.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Walnut Creek Elementary) | 51.4 | 52 | 0.6% |
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 (Walnut Creek Elementary) | 48.6 | 30.6 | 18% |
3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 66 | 58.7 | 7.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Creek Elementary) | 31.6 | 41.5 | 9.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 65 | 65 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Walnut Creek Elementary) | 21.9 | 49.2 | 27.3% |
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 (Walnut Creek Elementary) | 35.8 | 40.2 | 4.4% |
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 (Walnut Creek Elementary) | 30.9 | 31.7 | 0.8% |
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 (Walnut Creek Elementary) | 36.7 | 42.7 | 6% |
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 | 590 | 497 | 15.8% |
African American | 349 | 287 | 17.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Hispanic | 180 | 169 | 6.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 39 | 30 | 23.1% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 6 | 64.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.4% | 99.4% | 26% |