Impact of COVID-19 on Dawson County Junior High
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 289th of 559 Middle schools | Ranks 214th of 577 Middle schools | 14.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson County Junior High) | 43.3 | 45.2 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dawson County) | 43.3 | 45.2 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 47 | 42.1 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Dawson County Junior High) | 28.8 | 35.3 | 6.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Dawson County) | 28.8 | 35.3 | 6.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 35 | 36.2 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (Dawson County Junior High) | 14.1 | 20.7 | 6.6% |
8th Grade Science (Dawson County) | 14.1 | 20.7 | 6.6% |
8th Grade Science (Georgia) | 32 | 26.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Dawson County Junior High) | 48.3 | 44.3 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Dawson County) | 48.3 | 44.3 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia) | 41 | 35.9 | 5.1% |
End of Course Biology (Dawson County Junior High) | 93.3 | 83.8 | 9.5% |
End of Course Biology (Dawson County) | 61.1 | 59.3 | 1.8% |
End of Course Biology (Georgia) | 49 | 45.5 | 3.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 576 | 645 | 12% |
African American | 3 | 7 | 133.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 56 | 91 | 62.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 504 | 536 | 6.3% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 10 | 11.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.8% | 39.1% | 2.8% |