Impact of COVID-19 on Henry W Cowherd 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 1130th of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 1205th of 1367 Middle schools | 4.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Henry W Cowherd Middle School) | 10.7 | 9.4 | 1.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora East Unified School District 131) | 16.7 | 15.4 | 1.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Henry W Cowherd Middle School) | 7.1 | 1.9 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Aurora East Unified School District 131) | 9.7 | 4.6 | 5.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Henry W Cowherd Middle School) | 13.8 | 15.2 | 1.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora East Unified School District 131) | 16.8 | 16.7 | 0.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Henry W Cowherd Middle School) | 8.1 | 5.2 | 2.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Aurora East Unified School District 131) | 10.4 | 6.6 | 3.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Henry W Cowherd Middle School) | 19.8 | 11.1 | 8.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora East Unified School District 131) | 22 | 20.4 | 1.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Henry W Cowherd Middle School) | 13.3 | 6.2 | 7.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Aurora East Unified School District 131) | 16 | 7.1 | 8.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Henry W Cowherd Middle School) | 31.7 | 25.7 | 6% |
8th Grade Science (Aurora East Unified School District 131) | 35.2 | 33.2 | 2% |
8th Grade Science (Illinois) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 988 | 883 | 10.6% |
African American | 92 | 112 | 21.7% |
American Indian | 5 | 1 | 80% |
Asian | 12 | 7 | 41.7% |
Hispanic | 842 | 741 | 12% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 26 | 15 | 42.3% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 6 | 45.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 69.4% | 72.3% | 2.8% |