Impact of COVID-19 on Watson B. Duncan 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 288th of 1099 Middle schools | Ranks 376th of 1177 Middle schools | 5.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 65 | 65 | |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Palm Beach) | 58 | 54 | 4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 54 | 52 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 60 | 58 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Palm Beach) | 60 | 50 | 10% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 55 | 49 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 60 | 58 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Palm Beach) | 53 | 51 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 52 | 48 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 18 | 13 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Palm Beach) | 35 | 27 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 54 | 46 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 70 | 57 | 13% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Palm Beach) | 58 | 51 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 56 | 49 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 69 | 63 | 6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Palm Beach) | 64 | 57 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 46 | 42 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 66 | 55 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (Palm Beach) | 51 | 46 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Florida) | 48 | 44 | 4% |
End of Course Civics (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 83 | 74 | 9% |
End of Course Civics (Palm Beach) | 72 | 65 | 7% |
End of Course Civics (Florida) | 71 | 66 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 90 | 81 | 9% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Palm Beach) | 65 | 54 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Watson B. Duncan Middle School) | 100 | 100 | |
End of Course Geometry (Palm Beach) | 61 | 53 | 8% |
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 | 1317 | 1157 | 12.1% |
African American | 187 | 224 | 19.8% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 73 | 60 | 17.8% |
Hispanic | 276 | 248 | 10.1% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 723 | 558 | 22.8% |
Two or More Races | 54 | 63 | 16.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.2% | 40.9% | 0.7% |