Impact of COVID-19 on Wilkes Central 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 336th of 514 High schools | Ranks 371st of 626 High schools | 6.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (Wilkes Central High School) | 50.7 | 50.5 | 0.2% |
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 (Wilkes Central High School) | 53.9 | 44.7 | 9.2% |
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 (Wilkes Central High School) | 32 | 33.7 | 1.7% |
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 (Wilkes Central High School) | 25.9 | 57.5 | 31.6% |
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 | 844 | 752 | 10.9% |
African American | 92 | 80 | 13% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 12 | 5 | 58.3% |
Hispanic | 160 | 195 | 21.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 510 | 414 | 18.8% |
Two or More Races | 70 | 57 | 18.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45% | 53.7% | 8.7% |