Impact of COVID-19 on Porter Ridge Middle School
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 85th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 83rd of 784 Middle schools | 0.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Porter Ridge Middle School) | 77.1 | 77.8 | 0.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 76.9 | 72.6 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Porter Ridge Middle School) | 74.9 | 67 | 7.9% |
6th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 73.4 | 64.3 | 9.1% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Porter Ridge Middle School) | 73.6 | 74.3 | 0.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 78.5 | 70.1 | 8.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Porter Ridge Middle School) | 70.6 | 71.8 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 72 | 65.2 | 6.8% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Porter Ridge Middle School) | 74.2 | 68.4 | 5.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools) | 71.7 | 60.8 | 10.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Porter Ridge Middle School) | 79.2 | 66.3 | 12.9% |
8th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools) | 69 | 64.3 | 4.7% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Porter Ridge Middle School) | 90.7 | 82.7 | 8% |
8th Grade Science (Union County Public Schools) | 83.9 | 79.9 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 78.6 | 70.3 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1282 | 1291 | 0.7% |
African American | 155 | 180 | 16.1% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 33 | 47 | 42.4% |
Hispanic | 254 | 306 | 20.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 779 | 683 | 12.3% |
Two or More Races | 58 | 73 | 25.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 25.8% | 39.7% | 13.9% |