Impact of COVID-19 on Thurston 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 89th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 116th of 2802 Middle schools | 0.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Thurston Middle) | 78.2 | 72.4 | 5.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Laguna Beach Unified) | 78.2 | 72 | 6.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Thurston Middle) | 79.6 | 65.6 | 14% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Laguna Beach Unified) | 79.6 | 65.2 | 14.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Thurston Middle) | 81.6 | 75 | 6.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Laguna Beach Unified) | 81.6 | 75 | 6.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Thurston Middle) | 71.9 | 71.2 | 0.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Laguna Beach Unified) | 71.9 | 71.2 | 0.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Thurston Middle) | 80.4 | 77.4 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Laguna Beach Unified) | 80.4 | 77.4 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Thurston Middle) | 78.6 | 71.5 | 7.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Laguna Beach Unified) | 78.6 | 71.5 | 7.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Thurston Middle) | 74 | 67.9 | 6.1% |
8th Grade Science (Laguna Beach Unified) | 74 | 67.9 | 6.1% |
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 | 748 | 537 | 28.2% |
African American | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
American Indian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 50 | 24 | 52% |
Hispanic | 90 | 65 | 27.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 547 | 397 | 27.4% |
Two or More Races | 51 | 50 | 2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 11.4% | 21% | 9.7% |