Impact of COVID-19 on Merced Scholars Charter
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 2030th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 1896th of 2802 Middle schools | 7.1% |
Ranks 1067th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 1591st of 2348 High schools | 17.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Scholars Charter) | 17.7 | 46.2 | 28.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced County Office of Education) | 11.1 | 25 | 13.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Merced Scholars Charter) | 5.9 | 28 | 22.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Merced County Office of Education) | 2.2 | 13.7 | 11.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Scholars Charter) | 45.8 | 29 | 16.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced County Office of Education) | 23 | 12.7 | 10.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Merced Scholars Charter) | 16.7 | 9.7 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Merced County Office of Education) | 8.3 | 3.8 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Merced Scholars Charter) | 16.7 | 12.9 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Science (Merced County Office of Education) | 8.1 | 5.1 | 2.9% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced Scholars Charter) | 52.9 | 23.5 | 29.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Merced County Office of Education) | 15.7 | 9.1 | 6.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Merced Scholars Charter) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Merced County Office of Education) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Merced Scholars Charter) | 23.5 | 28.6 | 5% |
12th Grade Science (Merced County Office of Education) | 8.6 | 9.9 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 129 | 281 | 117.8% |
African American | 6 | 12 | 100% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 3 | 7 | 133.3% |
Hispanic | 85 | 203 | 138.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 25 | 49 | 96% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 7 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 65.9% | 79.7% | 13.8% |