Impact of COVID-19 on Beacon 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 9th of 52 Middle schools | Ranks 5th of 53 Middle schools | 7.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Beacon Middle School) | 68.9 | 72.2 | 3.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cape Henlopen School District) | 61.7 | 54.8 | 6.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 51.9 | 35 | 16.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Beacon Middle School) | 54 | 61.5 | 7.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cape Henlopen School District) | 43.1 | 49.4 | 6.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 37.6 | 26.5 | 11.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Beacon Middle School) | 72.8 | 68.5 | 4.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cape Henlopen School District) | 68.1 | 55.1 | 13% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 54.6 | 42.6 | 12% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Beacon Middle School) | 71.6 | 57.9 | 13.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cape Henlopen School District) | 60.4 | 46.3 | 14.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 41 | 28.9 | 12.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Beacon Middle School) | 82.8 | 64.7 | 18.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cape Henlopen School District) | 74.3 | 52.6 | 21.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 52.1 | 41.3 | 10.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Beacon Middle School) | 75.9 | 53.2 | 22.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cape Henlopen School District) | 64.3 | 45 | 19.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 38 | 24.3 | 13.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 683 | 648 | 5.1% |
African American | 63 | 51 | 19% |
American Indian | 3 | 6 | 100% |
Asian | 13 | 13 | |
Hispanic | 69 | 78 | 13% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 504 | 471 | 6.5% |
Two or More Races | 30 | 28 | 6.7% |