Impact of COVID-19 on Taft 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 1279th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 1157th of 2802 Middle schools | 5.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft Middle) | 32.3 | 34.7 | 2.4% |
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 (Taft Middle) | 36.1 | 25.2 | 10.9% |
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 (Taft Middle) | 48.1 | 45.6 | 2.5% |
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 (Taft Middle) | 38.2 | 29.2 | 9% |
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 (Taft Middle) | 47.1 | 54.7 | 7.6% |
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 (Taft Middle) | 35.2 | 36.8 | 1.6% |
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 (Taft Middle) | 27.9 | 25.7 | 2.2% |
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 | 462 | 384 | 16.9% |
African American | 91 | 60 | 34.1% |
American Indian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Asian | 53 | 53 | |
Hispanic | 149 | 144 | 3.4% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 6 | 100% |
White | 90 | 66 | 26.7% |
Two or More Races | 72 | 52 | 27.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.6% | 51.8% | 11.8% |