Impact of COVID-19 on Helena 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 443rd of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 356th of 1502 Elementary schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Helena Elementary) | 55.3 | 73 | 17.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools) | 60.4 | 65.1 | 4.7% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Helena Elementary) | 58.5 | 56.2 | 2.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (Person County Schools) | 49.2 | 45.8 | 3.4% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Helena Elementary) | 65.8 | 63.3 | 2.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools) | 58.7 | 58.2 | 0.5% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Helena Elementary) | 67.6 | 52.2 | 15.4% |
4th Grade Reading (Person County Schools) | 50.4 | 51.5 | 1.1% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Helena Elementary) | 70.1 | 75.3 | 5.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Person County Schools) | 67.3 | 59.7 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Helena Elementary) | 68.2 | 61 | 7.2% |
5th Grade Reading (Person County Schools) | 58.9 | 45.2 | 13.7% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Helena Elementary) | 84.1 | 85.7 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Science (Person County Schools) | 81 | 69.8 | 11.2% |
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 | 574 | 523 | 8.9% |
African American | 82 | 74 | 9.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 36 | 53 | 47.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 412 | 360 | 12.6% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 36 | 18.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.5% | 99.4% | 0.1% |