Impact of COVID-19 on Virgil I Grissom 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 233rd of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 262nd of 1367 Middle schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I Grissom Middle School) | 48.6 | 33.1 | 15.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kirby School District 140) | 51.6 | 37.9 | 13.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I Grissom Middle School) | 31.4 | 35.4 | 4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kirby School District 140) | 34.1 | 38.9 | 4.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I Grissom Middle School) | 65.8 | 59.2 | 6.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kirby School District 140) | 60.7 | 48 | 12.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I Grissom Middle School) | 39 | 52.1 | 13.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Kirby School District 140) | 40.9 | 45.7 | 4.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I Grissom Middle School) | 51.2 | 38.2 | 13% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kirby School District 140) | 51.7 | 38 | 13.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I Grissom Middle School) | 40.6 | 41.7 | 1.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Kirby School District 140) | 41.2 | 39.5 | 1.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Virgil I Grissom Middle School) | 74.7 | 67.3 | 7.4% |
8th Grade Science (Kirby School District 140) | 74.2 | 64 | 10.2% |
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 | 606 | 596 | 1.7% |
African American | 25 | 31 | 24% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 24 | 27 | 12.5% |
Hispanic | 66 | 90 | 36.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 461 | 426 | 7.6% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 21 | 27.6% |