Impact of COVID-19 on Decatur 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 171st of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 202nd of 437 Middle schools | 7.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Decatur Middle School) | 47.7 | 33.3 | 14.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Decatur City) | 52.2 | 30.9 | 21.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Decatur Middle School) | 50.2 | 15.4 | 34.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Decatur City) | 47.9 | 15.2 | 32.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Decatur Middle School) | 46.2 | 13.7 | 32.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Decatur City) | 48 | 18.8 | 29.1% |
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 | 825 | 815 | 1.2% |
African American | 208 | 214 | 2.9% |
American Indian | 3 | 3 | |
Asian | 4 | 6 | 50% |
Hispanic | 229 | 296 | 29.3% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 1 | 80% |
White | 349 | 270 | 22.6% |
Two or More Races | 27 | 25 | 7.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63% | 76.6% | 13.5% |