Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling 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 34th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 4th of 644 Elementary schools | 4.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sterling School) | 69.3 | 87.1 | 17.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Greenville 01) | 60.2 | 62 | 1.8% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sterling School) | 75.2 | 92.2 | 17% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Greenville 01) | 68.5 | 64.1 | 4.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Sterling School) | 74.2 | 83.3 | 9.1% |
4th Grade Science (Greenville 01) | 63.9 | 60.2 | 3.7% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling School) | 73.4 | 88.9 | 15.5% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Greenville 01) | 62.6 | 66.2 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Sterling School) | 73.4 | 87.3 | 13.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Greenville 01) | 63.5 | 57.9 | 5.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling School) | 72.9 | 85.2 | 12.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Greenville 01) | 52.7 | 64.4 | 11.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Sterling School) | 77.1 | 78.9 | 1.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Greenville 01) | 57.2 | 57.6 | 0.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 45.4 | 44.6 | 0.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Sterling School) | 98.3 | 98.7 | 0.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Greenville 01) | 41.9 | 38 | 3.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 30.1 | 6.5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Sterling School) | 100 | 100 | |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Greenville 01) | 67.9 | 75 | 7.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 800 | 690 | 13.8% |
African American | 270 | 173 | 35.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 68 | 74 | 8.8% |
Hispanic | 35 | 32 | 8.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 386 | 372 | 3.6% |
Two or More Races | 40 | 38 | 5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.5% | 41.4% | 2.9% |