Impact of COVID-19 on Meredith 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 328th of 342 Middle schools | Ranks 320th of 334 Middle schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Meredith Middle School) | 51.8 | 53.4 | 1.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 48.3 | 45.6 | 2.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.5 | 72.7 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Meredith Middle School) | 47.8 | 45.7 | 2.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 51.1 | 41 | 10.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 69.9 | 0.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Meredith Middle School) | 44.7 | 53.6 | 8.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 47.8 | 48.4 | 0.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 69.9 | 74.2 | 4.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Meredith Middle School) | 51.3 | 48.2 | 3.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 51.9 | 43.3 | 8.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 70.1 | 68.9 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Meredith Middle School) | 51 | 50.3 | 0.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 50.7 | 51.5 | 0.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 69.5 | 76 | 6.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Meredith Middle School) | 51.3 | 42.5 | 8.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 51.9 | 46.1 | 5.8% |
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 | 829 | 664 | 19.9% |
African American | 266 | 235 | 11.7% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 133 | 96 | 27.8% |
Hispanic | 171 | 148 | 13.5% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 197 | 132 | 33% |
Two or More Races | 57 | 47 | 17.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 84.2% | 83.9% | 0.3% |