Impact of COVID-19 on Effingham County 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 192nd of 559 Middle schools | Ranks 188th of 577 Middle schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Effingham County Middle School) | 48.2 | 44 | 4.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Effingham County) | 55.6 | 47.8 | 7.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 46 | 39.2 | 6.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Effingham County Middle School) | 53.6 | 35.2 | 18.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Effingham County) | 54.3 | 48.8 | 5.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 40 | 32.9 | 7.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Effingham County Middle School) | 30.8 | 34.9 | 4.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Effingham County) | 41.5 | 44.6 | 3.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 39 | 39.1 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Effingham County Middle School) | 41.3 | 35.5 | 5.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Effingham County) | 53.8 | 46.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 43 | 34.9 | 8.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Effingham County Middle School) | 45 | 45.8 | 0.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Effingham County) | 55.5 | 52.4 | 3.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 47 | 42.1 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Effingham County Middle School) | 42.2 | 41.4 | 0.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Effingham County) | 54.9 | 46.5 | 8.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 35 | 36.2 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (Effingham County Middle School) | 46.4 | 39.2 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Science (Effingham County) | 49.5 | 38.4 | 11.1% |
8th Grade Science (Georgia) | 32 | 26.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Effingham County Middle School) | 40.7 | 39.1 | 1.6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Effingham County) | 50.9 | 48.5 | 2.4% |
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 | 982 | 1064 | 8.4% |
African American | 239 | 245 | 2.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 4 | |
Hispanic | 57 | 102 | 78.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 632 | 641 | 1.4% |
Two or More Races | 49 | 70 | 42.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 53% | 51.9% | 1.1% |