Impact of COVID-19 on Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate
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 235th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 241st of 2802 Middle schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate) | 74.6 | 73.1 | 1.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Saddleback Valley Unified) | 69.7 | 65 | 4.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate) | 63.4 | 60.1 | 3.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Saddleback Valley Unified) | 54.4 | 51.2 | 3.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate) | 71.3 | 63.4 | 7.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Saddleback Valley Unified) | 65.5 | 57.7 | 7.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate) | 64.1 | 61.3 | 2.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Saddleback Valley Unified) | 54.5 | 48.1 | 6.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate) | 59.7 | 56.5 | 3.2% |
8th Grade Science (Saddleback Valley Unified) | 52.7 | 46.4 | 6.3% |
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 | 1229 | 1041 | 15.3% |
African American | 20 | 11 | 45% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 179 | 156 | 12.8% |
Hispanic | 282 | 284 | 0.7% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 650 | 496 | 23.7% |
Two or More Races | 96 | 92 | 4.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 19.9% | 34.2% | 14.3% |