Impact of COVID-19 on William O. Darby 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 246th of 319 Middle schools | Ranks 275th of 330 Middle schools | 6.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English (William O. Darby Middle School) | 76.7 | 62.5 | 14.2% |
7th Grade English (Fort Smith School District) | 80.5 | 70.5 | 10% |
7th Grade English (Arkansas) | 78.3 | 75.1 | 3.2% |
7th Grade Math (William O. Darby Middle School) | 35.7 | 23.8 | 11.9% |
7th Grade Math (Fort Smith School District) | 49.7 | 39.6 | 10.1% |
7th Grade Math (Arkansas) | 47.7 | 39.6 | 8.1% |
7th Grade Science (William O. Darby Middle School) | 28.6 | 21.1 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Science (Fort Smith School District) | 43.1 | 34.9 | 8.2% |
7th Grade Science (Arkansas) | 43 | 38.5 | 4.5% |
7th Grade Reading (William O. Darby Middle School) | 25.4 | 20.3 | 5.1% |
7th Grade Reading (Fort Smith School District) | 41.8 | 31.2 | 10.6% |
7th Grade Reading (Arkansas) | 39.2 | 34.2 | 5% |
8th Grade English (William O. Darby Middle School) | 68.5 | 57.6 | 10.9% |
8th Grade English (Fort Smith School District) | 75.1 | 67.6 | 7.5% |
8th Grade English (Arkansas) | 74.1 | 69.2 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Math (William O. Darby Middle School) | 32.1 | 18.9 | 13.2% |
8th Grade Math (Fort Smith School District) | 49.7 | 35.1 | 14.6% |
8th Grade Math (Arkansas) | 47.7 | 37.9 | 9.8% |
8th Grade Science (William O. Darby Middle School) | 30.6 | 21 | 9.6% |
8th Grade Science (Fort Smith School District) | 40.5 | 33.4 | 7.1% |
8th Grade Science (Arkansas) | 42.5 | 36.1 | 6.4% |
8th Grade Reading (William O. Darby Middle School) | 42.6 | 43.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Reading (Fort Smith School District) | 57 | 49.4 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Reading (Arkansas) | 53.1 | 50.8 | 2.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 628 | 700 | 11.5% |
African American | 82 | 89 | 8.5% |
American Indian | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 7 | 12 | 71.4% |
Hispanic | 331 | 351 | 6% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 162 | 193 | 19.1% |
Two or More Races | 36 | 50 | 38.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 92.8% | 86.7% | 6.1% |