Impact of COVID-19 on Weddington 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 5th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 22nd of 1502 Elementary schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Weddington Elementary) | 93.2 | 87.2 | 6% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 77.4 | 77 | 0.4% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Weddington Elementary) | 87.2 | 76.1 | 11.1% |
3rd Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 67.5 | 59.9 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Weddington Elementary) | 92.3 | 87.1 | 5.2% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 75.3 | 75.7 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Weddington Elementary) | 92.3 | 85.6 | 6.7% |
4th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 72.6 | 68.3 | 4.3% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Reading (Weddington Elementary) | 94.9 | 92.1 | 2.8% |
5th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 69.7 | 61.6 | 8.1% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 739 | 696 | 5.8% |
African American | 41 | 42 | 2.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 143 | 128 | 10.5% |
Hispanic | 52 | 40 | 23.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 478 | 451 | 5.6% |
Two or More Races | 24 | 34 | 41.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 2.4% | 4.7% | 2.3% |