Impact of COVID-19 on Pearsontown 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 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 82nd of 1502 Elementary schools | 4.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pearsontown Elementary) | 77 | 80.8 | 3.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools) | 52 | 56.5 | 4.5% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Pearsontown Elementary) | 75.4 | 69.2 | 6.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools) | 44.7 | 39.3 | 5.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pearsontown Elementary) | 72.9 | 80.8 | 7.9% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools) | 47.1 | 51.1 | 4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Pearsontown Elementary) | 72.9 | 83.1 | 10.2% |
4th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools) | 48.5 | 49.9 | 1.4% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pearsontown Elementary) | 81.8 | 82.8 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Durham Public Schools) | 46.6 | 51.5 | 4.9% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Pearsontown Elementary) | 79.5 | 76.9 | 2.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Durham Public Schools) | 44.6 | 43.1 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Pearsontown Elementary) | 92.4 | 91 | 1.4% |
5th Grade Science (Durham Public Schools) | 68.8 | 65.9 | 2.9% |
5th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 72.6 | 65.3 | 7.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 816 | 726 | 11% |
African American | 307 | 238 | 22.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 35 | 27 | 22.9% |
Hispanic | 85 | 69 | 18.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 322 | 306 | 5% |
Two or More Races | 64 | 82 | 28.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 29.8% | 27% | 2.8% |