Impact of COVID-19 on Hightower Trail 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 8th of 559 Middle schools | Ranks 13th of 577 Middle schools | 0.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 83.3 | 72.2 | 11.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cobb County) | 56.9 | 50.6 | 6.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 46 | 39.2 | 6.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 86 | 73.2 | 12.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cobb County) | 54 | 43.2 | 10.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 40 | 32.9 | 7.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 75.2 | 76.9 | 1.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cobb County) | 48.5 | 51.5 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 39 | 39.1 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 90.8 | 73.2 | 17.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cobb County) | 54.9 | 44.8 | 10.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 43 | 34.9 | 8.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 83 | 76 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cobb County) | 58.6 | 51.2 | 7.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 47 | 42.1 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 78.9 | 80.2 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cobb County) | 47.3 | 44.8 | 2.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 35 | 36.2 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 64.7 | 49 | 15.7% |
8th Grade Science (Cobb County) | 41.3 | 30.6 | 10.7% |
8th Grade Science (Georgia) | 32 | 26.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 75.4 | 68.8 | 6.6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Cobb County) | 51 | 44.5 | 6.5% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia) | 41 | 35.9 | 5.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Hightower Trail Middle School) | 100 | 97.7 | 2.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Cobb County) | 54.2 | 46.6 | 7.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia) | 41.1 | 35.8 | 5.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1059 | 982 | 7.3% |
African American | 60 | 61 | 1.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 109 | 103 | 5.5% |
Hispanic | 77 | 95 | 23.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 764 | 678 | 11.3% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 44 | 6.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 5.4% | 6.6% | 1.2% |