Impact of COVID-19 on East Wilkes High School
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 246th of 514 High schools | Ranks 214th of 626 High schools | 13.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (East Wilkes High School) | 53.3 | 59.8 | 6.5% |
End of Course Biology (Wilkes County Schools) | 63.1 | 58.5 | 4.6% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (East Wilkes High School) | 48.7 | 72.1 | 23.4% |
End of Course English II (Wilkes County Schools) | 55.5 | 59.4 | 3.9% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (East Wilkes High School) | 57.1 | 42.4 | 14.7% |
End of Course Math I (Wilkes County Schools) | 54.6 | 54.1 | 0.5% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (East Wilkes High School) | 44.6 | 71.2 | 26.6% |
End of Course Math III (Wilkes County Schools) | 43.3 | 63 | 19.7% |
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 | 485 | 495 | 2.1% |
African American | 8 | 11 | 37.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 40 | 39 | 2.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 423 | 433 | 2.4% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 12 | 14.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.8% | 47.5% | 6.7% |