Impact of COVID-19 on West Laurens 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 144th of 559 Middle schools | Ranks 115th of 577 Middle schools | 5.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Laurens Middle School) | 50.6 | 41.1 | 9.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens County) | 48.7 | 35.8 | 12.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 46 | 39.2 | 6.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (West Laurens Middle School) | 49.4 | 47.2 | 2.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Laurens County) | 44.7 | 41.2 | 3.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 40 | 32.9 | 7.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Laurens Middle School) | 44.1 | 46.5 | 2.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens County) | 37.8 | 43.1 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 39 | 39.1 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (West Laurens Middle School) | 53.4 | 53.8 | 0.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Laurens County) | 49.9 | 48.3 | 1.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 43 | 34.9 | 8.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Laurens Middle School) | 51.9 | 45.3 | 6.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens County) | 49.1 | 44.2 | 4.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 47 | 42.1 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (West Laurens Middle School) | 51.7 | 49.7 | 2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Laurens County) | 52.9 | 48.8 | 4.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 35 | 36.2 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (West Laurens Middle School) | 43.5 | 57.4 | 13.9% |
8th Grade Science (Laurens County) | 42.9 | 49.9 | 7% |
8th Grade Science (Georgia) | 32 | 26.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (West Laurens Middle School) | 42.2 | 47.1 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Laurens County) | 41.4 | 42.8 | 1.4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia) | 41 | 35.9 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1008 | 927 | 8% |
African American | 238 | 244 | 2.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 15 | 17 | 13.3% |
Hispanic | 38 | 36 | 5.3% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 691 | 601 | 13% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 28 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.5% | 84.8% | 34.3% |