Impact of COVID-19 on Waterway 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 142nd of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 165th of 644 Elementary schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waterway Elementary) | 56.5 | 62.9 | 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 (Waterway Elementary) | 66.1 | 64.3 | 1.8% |
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 (Waterway Elementary) | 70.7 | 58.3 | 12.4% |
4th Grade Science (Horry 01) | 63 | 53 | 10% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Waterway Elementary) | 64.2 | 70.8 | 6.6% |
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 (Waterway Elementary) | 62.6 | 56.6 | 6% |
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 (Waterway Elementary) | 43.5 | 60.8 | 17.3% |
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 (Waterway Elementary) | 56.5 | 48.7 | 7.8% |
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 | 692 | 810 | 17.1% |
African American | 150 | 149 | 0.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 8 | 10 | 25% |
Hispanic | 105 | 124 | 18.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 365 | 427 | 17% |
Two or More Races | 62 | 95 | 53.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 54.2% | 73.7% | 19.5% |