Impact of COVID-19 on Whitesburg 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 269th of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 301st of 437 Middle schools | 7.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Whitesburg Middle School) | 37.2 | 16 | 21.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City) | 40.1 | 26.7 | 13.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Whitesburg Middle School) | 34.4 | 17 | 17.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City) | 37.7 | 22.8 | 14.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Whitesburg Middle School) | 31.1 | 11.1 | 20% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City) | 39.8 | 18.9 | 20.9% |
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 | 918 | 539 | 41.3% |
African American | 261 | 164 | 37.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 14 | 10 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 204 | 181 | 11.3% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 0 | 100% |
White | 349 | 147 | 57.9% |
Two or More Races | 82 | 36 | 56.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 46.9% | 47.9% | 0.9% |