Impact of COVID-19 on Wellford Academy of Science and Technology
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 404th of 643 Elementary schools | Ranks 424th of 644 Elementary schools | 3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wellford Academy of Science and Technology) | 42.5 | 49.4 | 6.9% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Spartanburg 05) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 49.7 | 53.5 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wellford Academy of Science and Technology) | 56.3 | 55.3 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Spartanburg 05) | 68.7 | 53.5 | 15.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 57.7 | 53.6 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Science (Wellford Academy of Science and Technology) | 47.1 | 29.8 | 17.3% |
4th Grade Science (Spartanburg 05) | 51.2 | 48.5 | 2.7% |
4th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 52 | 46.6 | 5.4% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wellford Academy of Science and Technology) | 42.1 | 42.3 | 0.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Spartanburg 05) | 57.9 | 59.9 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 51.3 | 57.2 | 5.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wellford Academy of Science and Technology) | 35.3 | 27.4 | 7.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Spartanburg 05) | 53.3 | 53.3 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 50.5 | 47 | 3.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 464 | 474 | 2.2% |
African American | 109 | 92 | 15.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 10 | 10 | |
Hispanic | 56 | 70 | 25% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 252 | 254 | 0.8% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 47 | 27% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59.5% | 88.6% | 29.1% |