Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson 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 284th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 247th of 2802 Middle schools | 1.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jefferson Middle) | 69.9 | 67.3 | 2.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 64.3 | 60.6 | 3.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle) | 63.9 | 62.5 | 1.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 60.2 | 54.3 | 5.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jefferson Middle) | 78.9 | 77 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 68.6 | 68.2 | 0.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle) | 69.7 | 60.1 | 9.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 59.9 | 56.3 | 3.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Jefferson Middle) | 70 | 71.6 | 1.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 66.4 | 64.9 | 1.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle) | 51.7 | 49.5 | 2.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 55.2 | 49.8 | 5.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Jefferson Middle) | 53.3 | 53.1 | 0.3% |
8th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 47.1 | 46.1 | 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 | 636 | 638 | 0.3% |
African American | 25 | 38 | 52% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 224 | 217 | 3.1% |
Hispanic | 152 | 167 | 9.9% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 165 | 132 | 20% |
Two or More Races | 68 | 82 | 20.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 20.4% | 24.9% | 4.5% |