Impact of COVID-19 on Pleasant Gardens 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 738th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 997th of 1502 Elementary schools | 16.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Gardens Elementary School) | 56.7 | 43.1 | 13.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 60.9 | 54.6 | 6.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Pleasant Gardens Elementary School) | 55 | 35.3 | 19.7% |
3rd Grade Reading (McDowell County Schools) | 49.6 | 41.8 | 7.8% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Gardens Elementary School) | 49.3 | 46.9 | 2.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 56.7 | 54.9 | 1.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Pleasant Gardens Elementary School) | 60.9 | 40.8 | 20.1% |
4th Grade Reading (McDowell County Schools) | 61.5 | 55.7 | 5.8% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Gardens Elementary School) | 52.5 | 52.1 | 0.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (McDowell County Schools) | 53.9 | 59.9 | 6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Pleasant Gardens Elementary School) | 61 | 41.7 | 19.3% |
5th Grade Reading (McDowell County Schools) | 62 | 51.2 | 10.8% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Pleasant Gardens Elementary School) | 83.1 | 68.8 | 14.3% |
5th Grade Science (McDowell County Schools) | 80.4 | 72.8 | 7.6% |
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 | 310 | 304 | 1.9% |
African American | 7 | 6 | 14.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
Hispanic | 26 | 46 | 76.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 261 | 239 | 8.4% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 9 | 12.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 52.9% | 62.5% | 9.6% |