Impact of COVID-19 on Palmer 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 89th of 559 Middle schools | Ranks 170th of 577 Middle schools | 13.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Palmer Middle School) | 58.7 | 44.7 | 14% |
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 (Palmer Middle School) | 49.5 | 28.7 | 20.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cobb County) | 54 | 43.2 | 10.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 40 | 32.9 | 7.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Palmer Middle School) | 45.3 | 53.3 | 8% |
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 (Palmer Middle School) | 65.9 | 40.2 | 25.7% |
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 (Palmer Middle School) | 60.3 | 49.7 | 10.6% |
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 (Palmer Middle School) | 63.6 | 46.3 | 17.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cobb County) | 47.3 | 44.8 | 2.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 35 | 36.2 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (Palmer Middle School) | 55.1 | 22 | 33.1% |
8th Grade Science (Cobb County) | 41.3 | 30.6 | 10.7% |
8th Grade Science (Georgia) | 32 | 26.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Palmer Middle School) | 53.6 | 33.7 | 19.9% |
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 (Palmer 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 | 898 | 828 | 7.8% |
African American | 258 | 232 | 10.1% |
American Indian | 3 | 3 | |
Asian | 32 | 33 | 3.1% |
Hispanic | 180 | 193 | 7.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 381 | 294 | 22.8% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 73 | 65.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.8% | 45.9% | 4.1% |