Impact of COVID-19 on James S. Rickards 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 858th of 1099 Middle schools | Ranks 982nd of 1177 Middle schools | 5.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 32 | 34 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Broward) | 57 | 55 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 54 | 52 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 35 | 23 | 12% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Broward) | 58 | 48 | 10% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 55 | 49 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 45 | 25 | 20% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Broward) | 55 | 50 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 52 | 48 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 38 | 22 | 16% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Broward) | 53 | 45 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 54 | 46 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 42 | 31 | 11% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Broward) | 59 | 51 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 56 | 49 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 23 | 17 | 6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Broward) | 45 | 34 | 11% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 46 | 42 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 32 | 17 | 15% |
8th Grade Science (Broward) | 43 | 38 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Florida) | 48 | 44 | 4% |
End of Course Civics (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 71 | 48 | 23% |
End of Course Civics (Broward) | 71 | 64 | 7% |
End of Course Civics (Florida) | 71 | 66 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 89 | 55 | 34% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Broward) | 62 | 50 | 12% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (James S. Rickards Middle School) | 94 | 91 | 3% |
End of Course Geometry (Broward) | 56 | 45 | 11% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 888 | 755 | 15% |
African American | 275 | 202 | 26.5% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 18 | 8 | 55.6% |
Hispanic | 429 | 434 | 1.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 142 | 89 | 37.3% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 20 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 83.9% | 75% | 8.9% |