Impact of COVID-19 on Nichols 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 336th of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 214th of 1367 Middle schools | 9.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Nichols Middle School) | 40.3 | 61.3 | 21% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Evanston CCSD 65) | 38 | 48.8 | 10.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Nichols Middle School) | 37.9 | 42.8 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Evanston CCSD 65) | 35.7 | 33.5 | 2.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Nichols Middle School) | 39.4 | 44.7 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Evanston CCSD 65) | 42.7 | 44.2 | 1.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Nichols Middle School) | 46 | 51 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Evanston CCSD 65) | 42.7 | 40 | 2.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Nichols Middle School) | 36.8 | 41.2 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Evanston CCSD 65) | 36.6 | 38.4 | 1.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Nichols Middle School) | 34.8 | 39.8 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Evanston CCSD 65) | 37.7 | 32.6 | 5.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Nichols Middle School) | 78.4 | 70 | 8.4% |
8th Grade Science (Evanston CCSD 65) | 65.2 | 61.5 | 3.7% |
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 | 780 | 650 | 16.7% |
African American | 142 | 133 | 6.3% |
American Indian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 32 | 19 | 40.6% |
Hispanic | 136 | 134 | 1.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 394 | 301 | 23.6% |
Two or More Races | 72 | 60 | 16.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 29.9% | 34.8% | 4.9% |