Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling 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
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1382nd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 1436th of 1489 Elementary schools | 2.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Reading (Sterling Elementary) | 35.3 | 5.4 | 29.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 57.3 | 39.6 | 17.7% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 45.1 | 11.7% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Elementary) | 33.9 | 8.3 | 25.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 63.2 | 37.7 | 25.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 37.8 | 19.5% |
4th Grade Reading (Sterling Elementary) | 26.4 | 20.2 | 6.2% |
4th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 52.5 | 42.8 | 9.7% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 45.1 | 12.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Elementary) | 38.2 | 22.7 | 15.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 65.4 | 43.3 | 22.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 42 | 18.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Sterling Elementary) | 20.6 | 13.4 | 7.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 50 | 42.3 | 7.7% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 42.4 | 12.2% |
5th Grade Science (Sterling Elementary) | 57.8 | 20.8 | 37% |
5th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 72.8 | 48.9 | 23.9% |
5th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 72.6 | 53.9 | 18.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 637 | 744 | 16.8% |
African American | 197 | 207 | 5.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 6 | 9 | 50% |
Hispanic | 416 | 499 | 20% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
Two or More Races | 6 | 8 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.5% | 99.6% | 0.1% |