Impact of COVID-19 on Welch Elementary 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 380th of 383 Elementary schools | Ranks 319th of 368 Elementary schools | 12.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Welch Elementary School) | 25.6 | 51.7 | 26.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 40 | 44.1 | 4.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 50.9 | 51.6 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Welch Elementary School) | 28.2 | 27.6 | 0.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (McDowell County Schools) | 36.1 | 22.4 | 13.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 44 | 39.9 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Welch Elementary School) | 16.2 | 27.3 | 11.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 29.9 | 25.8 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 47.3 | 45.7 | 1.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Welch Elementary School) | 35.1 | 24.2 | 10.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (McDowell County Schools) | 34.6 | 29 | 5.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 48.8 | 44.2 | 4.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Welch Elementary School) | 2.4 | 24 | 21.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 27.6 | 20.1 | 7.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 40 | 38.1 | 1.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Welch Elementary School) | 19.1 | 28 | 9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (McDowell County Schools) | 34 | 30.4 | 3.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 47.2 | 44.3 | 2.9% |
5th Grade Science (Welch Elementary School) | 19.1 | 16 | 3% |
5th Grade Science (McDowell County Schools) | 21.7 | 13.7 | 8% |
5th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 35.4 | 30.8 | 4.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 311 | 220 | 29.3% |
African American | 42 | 37 | 11.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 0 | 3 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 250 | 167 | 33.2% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 13 | 31.6% |