Impact of COVID-19 on Athens 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 130th of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 175th of 437 Middle schools | 10.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Athens Middle School) | 45.9 | 33.9 | 12% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Athens City) | 46.3 | 34.9 | 11.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Athens Middle School) | 44.3 | 17 | 27.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Athens City) | 44.9 | 17.6 | 27.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Athens Middle School) | 54 | 15.9 | 38% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Athens City) | 52.3 | 16.2 | 36.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 831 | 958 | 15.3% |
African American | 148 | 171 | 15.5% |
American Indian | 6 | 6 | |
Asian | 12 | 9 | 25% |
Hispanic | 144 | 225 | 56.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 4 | 300% |
White | 466 | 478 | 2.6% |
Two or More Races | 54 | 65 | 20.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 51.1% | 58.6% | 7.4% |