Impact of COVID-19 on Kensington 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 41st of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 52nd of 1502 Elementary schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kensington Elementary) | 95.3 | 89.1 | 6.2% |
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 (Kensington Elementary) | 87.2 | 76.2 | 11% |
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 (Kensington Elementary) | 89.1 | 90.8 | 1.7% |
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 (Kensington Elementary) | 85.9 | 84.8 | 1.1% |
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 Mathematics (Kensington Elementary) | 87.2 | 82.1 | 5.1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 77.8 | 75.6 | 2.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Kensington Elementary) | 85.2 | 72.6 | 12.6% |
5th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 69.7 | 61.6 | 8.1% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Kensington Elementary) | 84.6 | 88.4 | 3.8% |
5th Grade Science (Union County Public Schools) | 84.9 | 78.4 | 6.5% |
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 | 805 | 1032 | 28.2% |
African American | 64 | 62 | 3.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 49 | 109 | 122.4% |
Hispanic | 81 | 84 | 3.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 575 | 708 | 23.1% |
Two or More Races | 36 | 67 | 86.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 4.2% | 8.9% | 4.7% |