Impact of COVID-19 on Lakeland Highlands 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 501st of 1099 Middle schools | Ranks 626th of 1177 Middle schools | 7.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 59 | 47 | 12% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 54 | 52 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 47 | 54 | 7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 47 | 37 | 10% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 55 | 49 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 53 | 48 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 42 | 38 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 52 | 48 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 45 | 54 | 9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 39 | 35 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 54 | 46 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 59 | 50 | 9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 48 | 41 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 56 | 49 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 55 | 36 | 19% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 35 | 32 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 46 | 42 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 52 | 41 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (Polk) | 41 | 33 | 8% |
8th Grade Science (Florida) | 48 | 44 | 4% |
End of Course Civics (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 79 | 78 | 1% |
End of Course Civics (Polk) | 70 | 65 | 5% |
End of Course Civics (Florida) | 71 | 66 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 99 | 97 | 2% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Polk) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Lakeland Highlands Middle School) | 100 | 97 | 3% |
End of Course Geometry (Polk) | 54 | 37 | 17% |
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 | 1278 | 1265 | 1% |
African American | 213 | 177 | 16.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 39 | 34 | 12.8% |
Hispanic | 277 | 349 | 26% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 703 | 647 | 8% |
Two or More Races | 42 | 55 | 31% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 35.6% | 40.6% | 5% |