Impact of COVID-19 on Wilkerson 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 341st of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 242nd of 437 Middle schools | 22.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Wilkerson Middle School) | 26 | 41 | 15% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 21.3 | 12.7 | 8.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wilkerson Middle School) | 27.7 | 55.7 | 28% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 16.5 | 11.6 | 4.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wilkerson Middle School) | 20.2 | 18.2 | 2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City) | 16.5 | 7 | 9.5% |
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 | 337 | 390 | 15.7% |
African American | 295 | 326 | 10.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 38 | 61 | 60.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 0 | 1 | |
Two or More Races | 2 | 2 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.4% | 88.7% | 0.3% |