Impact of COVID-19 on Martin Luther King- Junior High 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 345th of 438 High schools | Ranks 375th of 442 High schools | 6.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Martin Luther King- Junior High School) | 17.9 | 20.9 | 3% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (DeKalb County) | 40.6 | 30.9 | 9.7% |
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia) | 47.3 | 38.9 | 8.4% |
End of Course Coordinate Algebra (Martin Luther King- Junior High School) | 5.7 | 5.7 | |
End of Course Coordinate Algebra (DeKalb County) | 26.6 | 21.9 | 4.7% |
End of Course Coordinate Algebra (Georgia) | 33.7 | 26.4 | 7.3% |
End of Course Biology (Martin Luther King- Junior High School) | 32.3 | 18 | 14.3% |
End of Course Biology (DeKalb County) | 38.6 | 32.6 | 6% |
End of Course Biology (Georgia) | 49 | 45.5 | 3.5% |
End of Course United States History (Martin Luther King- Junior High School) | 30.9 | 11 | 19.9% |
End of Course United States History (DeKalb County) | 46.5 | 27 | 19.5% |
End of Course United States History (Georgia) | 48.3 | 37.1 | 11.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1532 | 1440 | 6% |
African American | 1466 | 1340 | 8.6% |
American Indian | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 33 | 53 | 60.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 4 | 12 | 200% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 29 | 26.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 75.6% | 100% | 24.4% |