Impact of COVID-19 on Root 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 255th of 1473 Elementary schools | Ranks 213th of 1502 Elementary schools | 3.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Root Elementary) | 79.8 | 70.8 | 9% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 69.4 | 67.4 | 2% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 64.3 | 61.1 | 3.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Root Elementary) | 75.5 | 65.3 | 10.2% |
3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 66 | 58.7 | 7.3% |
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 56.8 | 48 | 8.8% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Root Elementary) | 79.1 | 72 | 7.1% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 65 | 65 | |
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
4th Grade Reading (Root Elementary) | 77.6 | 68.3 | 9.3% |
4th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 63.2 | 65.7 | 2.5% |
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 57.3 | 55.3 | 2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Root Elementary) | 67.8 | 70.6 | 2.8% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools) | 66 | 65.6 | 0.4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 60.2 | 55.9 | 4.3% |
5th Grade Reading (Root Elementary) | 63.2 | 64.7 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools) | 60.6 | 59.1 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 54.6 | 48 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Science (Root Elementary) | 75.9 | 79.4 | 3.5% |
5th Grade Science (Wake County Schools) | 71.3 | 70.6 | 0.7% |
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 | 504 | 472 | 6.3% |
African American | 95 | 80 | 15.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 6 | 7 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 21 | 75 | 257.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 373 | 306 | 18% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 2 | 77.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 21.4% | 34.1% | 12.7% |