Impact of COVID-19 on Waccamaw 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 252nd of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 251st of 644 Elementary schools | 0.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waccamaw Elementary) | 50.4 | 56.8 | 6.4% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01) | 57.7 | 60.7 | 3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Waccamaw Elementary) | 71.2 | 65 | 6.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Horry 01) | 69.3 | 62.1 | 7.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Waccamaw Elementary) | 54 | 47 | 7% |
4th Grade Science (Horry 01) | 63 | 53 | 10% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Waccamaw Elementary) | 50 | 57.6 | 7.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01) | 58.2 | 62 | 3.8% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Waccamaw Elementary) | 53.9 | 47 | 6.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01) | 61.9 | 53.3 | 8.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Waccamaw Elementary) | 35.3 | 52.3 | 17% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01) | 44.7 | 60.5 | 15.8% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41 | 55.2 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Waccamaw Elementary) | 48.2 | 44.9 | 3.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01) | 56.7 | 51.1 | 5.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 45.4 | 44.6 | 0.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 857 | 993 | 15.9% |
African American | 218 | 188 | 13.8% |
American Indian | 5 | 6 | 20% |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 163 | 208 | 27.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 3 | 200% |
White | 409 | 504 | 23.2% |
Two or More Races | 60 | 83 | 38.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |