Impact of COVID-19 on New Bern High
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 268th of 514 High schools | Ranks 407th of 626 High schools | 12.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology (New Bern High) | 58.7 | 43.5 | 15.2% |
End of Course Biology (Craven County Schools) | 62.5 | 54.1 | 8.4% |
End of Course Biology (North Carolina) | 59.6 | 54.1 | 5.5% |
End of Course English II (New Bern High) | 63.3 | 55.2 | 8.1% |
End of Course English II (Craven County Schools) | 63.3 | 58.4 | 4.9% |
End of Course English II (North Carolina) | 59.7 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
End of Course Math I (New Bern High) | 30.3 | 31.3 | 1% |
End of Course Math I (Craven County Schools) | 41.9 | 39.6 | 2.3% |
End of Course Math I (North Carolina) | 41.2 | 35.9 | 5.3% |
End of Course Math III (New Bern High) | 39.2 | 46.3 | 7.1% |
End of Course Math III (Craven County Schools) | 36.6 | 45.7 | 9.1% |
End of Course Math III (North Carolina) | 46.8 | 58.3 | 11.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1673 | 1631 | 2.5% |
African American | 512 | 523 | 2.1% |
American Indian | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Asian | 114 | 112 | 1.8% |
Hispanic | 126 | 174 | 38.1% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 840 | 740 | 11.9% |
Two or More Races | 75 | 78 | 4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 44.6% | 53.3% | 8.7% |