Impact of COVID-19 on Taft 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 108th of 342 Middle schools | Ranks 192nd of 334 Middle schools | 25.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Taft Middle School) | 73 | 74.1 | 1.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 63.3 | 63.9 | 0.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.5 | 72.7 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Taft Middle School) | 68.8 | 73.6 | 4.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 59.4 | 57.4 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 69.9 | 0.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Taft Middle School) | 79.3 | 70.2 | 9.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 67.4 | 68 | 0.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 69.9 | 74.2 | 4.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Taft Middle School) | 66.7 | 66.5 | 0.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 58.5 | 59 | 0.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 70.1 | 68.9 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Taft Middle School) | 87.3 | 78 | 9.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 71.5 | 69.5 | 2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 69.5 | 76 | 6.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Taft Middle School) | 82.3 | 76.9 | 5.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District) | 63.7 | 66.4 | 2.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 71.8 | 72 | 0.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 604 | 578 | 4.3% |
African American | 47 | 74 | 57.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 11 | 16 | 45.5% |
Hispanic | 27 | 38 | 40.7% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 465 | 395 | 15.1% |
Two or More Races | 51 | 52 | 2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.9% | 37.7% | 4.8% |