Impact of COVID-19 on Wells 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 698th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 546th of 1502 Elementary schools | 11% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wells Elementary) | 66.2 | 53.8 | 12.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools) | 60.6 | 66.3 | 5.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Wells Elementary) | 59.7 | 51.3 | 8.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools) | 53.2 | 48 | 5.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wells Elementary) | 53.8 | 61.4 | 7.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools) | 52.1 | 60.2 | 8.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Wells Elementary) | 56.9 | 61.4 | 4.5% |
4th Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools) | 57.3 | 62.2 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wells Elementary) | 53.6 | 52.4 | 1.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wilson County Schools) | 61.4 | 65.7 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Wells Elementary) | 52.4 | 57.1 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Reading (Wilson County Schools) | 55.7 | 56.7 | 1% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Wells Elementary) | 82.1 | 76.2 | 5.9% |
5th Grade Science (Wilson County Schools) | 79.7 | 76.8 | 2.9% |
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 | 373 | 303 | 18.8% |
African American | 241 | 168 | 30.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 31 | 45 | 45.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 87 | 74 | 14.9% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 14 | 27.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.2% | 99% | 0.2% |