Impact of COVID-19 on Sierra Middle School
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 245th of 458 Middle schools | Ranks 176th of 480 Middle schools | 16.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sierra Middle School) | 43.3 | 53.3 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1) | 56.7 | 64.4 | 7.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 46.5 | 45 | 1.5% |
7th Grade Math (Sierra Middle School) | 37 | 38.2 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1) | 43.5 | 44.9 | 1.4% |
7th Grade Math (Colorado) | 31.6 | 26.3 | 5.3% |
8th Grade Science (Sierra Middle School) | 31.1 | 25.7 | 5.4% |
8th Grade Science (Douglas County School District No. Re 1) | 41.9 | 45.9 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Colorado) | 31.5 | 31.3 | 0.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sierra Middle School) | 28.6 | 37.9 | 9.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1) | 52.5 | 58.4 | 5.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 46.9 | 42.4 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Math (Sierra Middle School) | 38.7 | 36.4 | 2.3% |
8th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1) | 48.8 | 50.5 | 1.7% |
8th Grade Math (Colorado) | 36.9 | 32.7 | 4.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Sierra Middle School) | 36.1 | 45.8 | 9.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1) | 56.7 | 61.6 | 4.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado) | 45.8 | 43.7 | 2.1% |
All Grades Math (Sierra Middle School) | 37.8 | 37.3 | 0.5% |
All Grades Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1) | 46.5 | 50.7 | 4.2% |
All Grades Math (Colorado) | 34.7 | 32.9 | 1.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 857 | 779 | 9.1% |
African American | 16 | 23 | 43.8% |
American Indian | 3 | 7 | 133.3% |
Asian | 21 | 26 | 23.8% |
Hispanic | 145 | 128 | 11.7% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 100% |
White | 628 | 551 | 12.3% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 44 | 7.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 17.9% | 16.7% | 1.2% |