Impact of COVID-19 on Torch Middle
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 1791st of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 1675th of 2802 Middle schools | 6.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torch Middle) | 38 | 35 | 3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bassett Unified) | 41.8 | 40.8 | 1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Torch Middle) | 24.7 | 27.5 | 2.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Bassett Unified) | 35.3 | 36.4 | 1.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torch Middle) | 47.1 | 37 | 10.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bassett Unified) | 47.6 | 43 | 4.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Torch Middle) | 21.1 | 18.5 | 2.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Bassett Unified) | 24 | 29.2 | 5.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torch Middle) | 37.6 | 44.2 | 6.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bassett Unified) | 38.9 | 46 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Torch Middle) | 17.5 | 14.7 | 2.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bassett Unified) | 22.9 | 21.3 | 1.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Torch Middle) | 16.5 | 11.6 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Science (Bassett Unified) | 19.1 | 19 | 0.1% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 599 | 329 | 45.1% |
African American | 4 | 1 | 75% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 25 | 19 | 24% |
Hispanic | 560 | 307 | 45.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 8 | 1 | 87.5% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 93.8% | 93.3% | 0.5% |