Impact of COVID-19 on Mirror Lake 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 29th of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 34th of 92 Middle schools | 7.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade Science (Mirror Lake Middle School) | 67 | 52.7 | 14.4% |
8th Grade Science (Anchorage School District) | 45.2 | 37.3 | 8% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 34.5 | 8.6% |
All Grades Science (Mirror Lake Middle School) | 67 | 52.7 | 14.4% |
All Grades Science (Anchorage School District) | 46.6 | 39.4 | 7.2% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 36.9 | 7.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 685 | 563 | 17.8% |
African American | 4 | 5 | 25% |
American Indian | 32 | 24 | 25% |
Asian | 21 | 15 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 61 | 46 | 24.6% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
White | 473 | 386 | 18.4% |
Two or More Races | 88 | 82 | 6.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.2% | 21% | 29.3% |