Impact of COVID-19 on Herget 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 892nd of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 806th of 1367 Middle schools | 6.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Herget Middle School) | 19.9 | 20.1 | 0.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora West Unified School District 129) | 23.6 | 21.4 | 2.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Herget Middle School) | 12.6 | 20.1 | 7.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Aurora West Unified School District 129) | 16.8 | 15.9 | 0.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Herget Middle School) | 20.3 | 17.2 | 3.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora West Unified School District 129) | 28.9 | 19.9 | 9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Herget Middle School) | 9.7 | 15.8 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Aurora West Unified School District 129) | 15.2 | 13.9 | 1.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Herget Middle School) | 26.9 | 34 | 7.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora West Unified School District 129) | 32 | 34.2 | 2.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Herget Middle School) | 19 | 14.7 | 4.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Aurora West Unified School District 129) | 18 | 16.7 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Herget Middle School) | 57.2 | 49.5 | 7.7% |
8th Grade Science (Aurora West Unified School District 129) | 51.4 | 45.2 | 6.2% |
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 | 703 | 584 | 16.9% |
African American | 68 | 54 | 20.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 16 | 11 | 31.3% |
Hispanic | 397 | 353 | 11.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 203 | 150 | 26.1% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 13 | 23.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.9% | 44.7% | 6.2% |