Impact of COVID-19 on Watauga 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 12th of 1105 Elementary schools | Ranks 39th of 1114 Elementary schools | 2.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Watauga Elementary) | 99 | 90.8 | 8.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Washington County Public Schools) | 92 | 81.8 | 10.2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 82 | 69.1 | 12.9% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Watauga Elementary) | 96 | 89.3 | 6.7% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Washington County Public Schools) | 88 | 82.2 | 5.8% |
3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 71 | 66.1 | 4.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Watauga Elementary) | 97 | 90.6 | 6.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Washington County Public Schools) | 93 | 85.6 | 7.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 83 | 69.7 | 13.3% |
4th Grade English Reading (Watauga Elementary) | 93 | 91.8 | 1.2% |
4th Grade English Reading (Washington County Public Schools) | 87 | 85.4 | 1.6% |
4th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 75 | 72.7 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Watauga Elementary) | 98 | 93.4 | 4.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Washington County Public Schools) | 91 | 83.6 | 7.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 81 | 67 | 14% |
5th Grade Science (Watauga Elementary) | 94 | 90.2 | 3.8% |
5th Grade Science (Washington County Public Schools) | 88 | 80.7 | 7.3% |
5th Grade Science (Virginia) | 79 | 66 | 13% |
5th Grade English Reading (Watauga Elementary) | 93 | 92.4 | 0.6% |
5th Grade English Reading (Washington County Public Schools) | 88 | 78.5 | 9.5% |
5th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 78 | 71.4 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 561 | 557 | 0.7% |
African American | 5 | 6 | 20% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 24 | 20 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 14 | 18 | 28.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 499 | 500 | 0.2% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 13 | 23.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 46.9% | 65.7% | 18.8% |