Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing 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 560th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 458th of 2802 Middle schools | 4.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pershing Middle) | 67.9 | 63.2 | 4.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified) | 54 | 50.6 | 3.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Middle) | 56.6 | 45.9 | 10.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified) | 46.2 | 40.8 | 5.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pershing Middle) | 61.9 | 62.1 | 0.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified) | 57.1 | 52.5 | 4.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Middle) | 57 | 47.4 | 9.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pershing Middle) | 58 | 66.5 | 8.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified) | 53.1 | 52.4 | 0.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Middle) | 47.1 | 44.4 | 2.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified) | 41.3 | 36.9 | 4.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Pershing Middle) | 36.8 | 41.9 | 5.1% |
8th Grade Science (San Diego Unified) | 36.4 | 34.8 | 1.6% |
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 | 688 | 777 | 12.9% |
African American | 59 | 38 | 35.6% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 42 | 44 | 4.8% |
Hispanic | 190 | 231 | 21.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 4 | 100% |
White | 331 | 387 | 16.9% |
Two or More Races | 64 | 69 | 7.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 33% | 30.4% | 2.6% |