Impact of COVID-19 on Yerger Junior High 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 297th of 319 Middle schools | Ranks 320th of 330 Middle schools | 3.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English (Yerger Junior High School) | 63 | 53.9 | 9.1% |
7th Grade English (Hope School District) | 68.9 | 67.5 | 1.4% |
7th Grade English (Arkansas) | 78.3 | 75.1 | 3.2% |
7th Grade Math (Yerger Junior High School) | 12.9 | 10.7 | 2.2% |
7th Grade Math (Hope School District) | 22 | 25.6 | 3.6% |
7th Grade Math (Arkansas) | 47.7 | 39.6 | 8.1% |
7th Grade Science (Yerger Junior High School) | 16.3 | 11.7 | 4.6% |
7th Grade Science (Hope School District) | 24.4 | 25.7 | 1.3% |
7th Grade Science (Arkansas) | 43 | 38.5 | 4.5% |
7th Grade Reading (Yerger Junior High School) | 15.5 | 8.8 | 6.7% |
7th Grade Reading (Hope School District) | 23.7 | 21.2 | 2.5% |
7th Grade Reading (Arkansas) | 39.2 | 34.2 | 5% |
8th Grade English (Yerger Junior High School) | 58.3 | 42.5 | 15.8% |
8th Grade English (Hope School District) | 69.5 | 53.5 | 16% |
8th Grade English (Arkansas) | 74.1 | 69.2 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Math (Yerger Junior High School) | 16.3 | 6 | 10.3% |
8th Grade Math (Hope School District) | 26.9 | 18.5 | 8.4% |
8th Grade Math (Arkansas) | 47.7 | 37.9 | 9.8% |
8th Grade Science (Yerger Junior High School) | 20.6 | 13.2 | 7.4% |
8th Grade Science (Hope School District) | 33.8 | 25.4 | 8.4% |
8th Grade Science (Arkansas) | 42.5 | 36.1 | 6.4% |
8th Grade Reading (Yerger Junior High School) | 42.4 | 19.2 | 23.2% |
8th Grade Reading (Hope School District) | 51.7 | 34.4 | 17.3% |
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 | 223 | 211 | 5.4% |
African American | 108 | 105 | 2.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 78 | 66 | 15.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 34 | 36 | 5.9% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 4 | 300% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |