Impact of COVID-19 on Viking 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 904th of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 979th of 1367 Middle schools | 5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Viking School) | 16.2 | 14 | 2.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Gurnee School District 56) | 17.1 | 16.6 | 0.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Viking School) | 14.6 | 15.3 | 0.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Gurnee School District 56) | 14.5 | 16.1 | 1.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Viking School) | 25.5 | 17.2 | 8.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Gurnee School District 56) | 28.4 | 18.2 | 10.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Viking School) | 15.3 | 18.4 | 3.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Gurnee School District 56) | 17.9 | 19.2 | 1.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Viking School) | 24.3 | 15.8 | 8.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Gurnee School District 56) | 26.8 | 18.8 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Viking School) | 20.8 | 9.9 | 10.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gurnee School District 56) | 21.7 | 10.7 | 11% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Viking School) | 47.1 | 31.4 | 15.7% |
8th Grade Science (Gurnee School District 56) | 46.7 | 31.9 | 14.8% |
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 | 534 | 527 | 1.3% |
African American | 120 | 126 | 5% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 37 | 24 | 35.1% |
Hispanic | 226 | 238 | 5.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 115 | 109 | 5.2% |
Two or More Races | 33 | 28 | 15.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 30.5% | 55.4% | 24.9% |