Impact of COVID-19 on River Gate 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 513th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 729th of 1502 Elementary schools | 13.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (River Gate Elementary) | 78.6 | 56 | 22.6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 69.6 | 61.3 | 8.3% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (River Gate Elementary) | 64.1 | 48.1 | 16% |
3rd Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 57.3 | 46.4 | 10.9% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (River Gate Elementary) | 59.2 | 63.3 | 4.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 63.2 | 55.2 | 8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (River Gate Elementary) | 52.3 | 55.4 | 3.1% |
4th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 52.5 | 51.5 | 1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (River Gate Elementary) | 76.7 | 54.2 | 22.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 65.4 | 57.9 | 7.5% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (River Gate Elementary) | 51.9 | 45.8 | 6.1% |
5th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 50 | 45.8 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (River Gate Elementary) | 77.8 | 63 | 14.8% |
5th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 72.8 | 62.2 | 10.6% |
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 | 769 | 701 | 8.8% |
African American | 307 | 292 | 4.9% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 57 | 62 | 8.8% |
Hispanic | 167 | 178 | 6.6% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 194 | 124 | 36.1% |
Two or More Races | 35 | 41 | 17.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41% | 40.5% | 0.4% |