Impact of COVID-19 on Gerald W Kirn 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 242nd of 342 Middle schools | Ranks 244th of 334 Middle schools | 2.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Gerald W Kirn Middle School) | 63.9 | 65.2 | 1.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Council Bluffs Community School District) | 56.6 | 61.6 | 5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.5 | 72.7 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Gerald W Kirn Middle School) | 60.5 | 65 | 4.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Council Bluffs Community School District) | 60.6 | 59.1 | 1.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 69.9 | 0.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Gerald W Kirn Middle School) | 67.2 | 66.8 | 0.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Council Bluffs Community School District) | 55.4 | 64.1 | 8.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 69.9 | 74.2 | 4.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Gerald W Kirn Middle School) | 62.9 | 65.7 | 2.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Council Bluffs Community School District) | 55.6 | 61.9 | 6.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 70.1 | 68.9 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Gerald W Kirn Middle School) | 67.5 | 71.3 | 3.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Council Bluffs Community School District) | 62.7 | 66.9 | 4.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 69.5 | 76 | 6.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gerald W Kirn Middle School) | 64.8 | 68.5 | 3.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Council Bluffs Community School District) | 65.6 | 63.5 | 2.1% |
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 | 1036 | 956 | 7.7% |
African American | 35 | 19 | 45.7% |
American Indian | 7 | 7 | |
Asian | 14 | 6 | 57.1% |
Hispanic | 158 | 110 | 30.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 784 | 776 | 1% |
Two or More Races | 38 | 36 | 5.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 44.4% | 54.3% | 9.9% |