Impact of COVID-19 on Michelle Obama School of Technology
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 866th of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 1192nd of 1367 Middle schools | 23.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Michelle Obama School of Technology) | 25 | 9 | 16% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Park Forest School District 163) | 17.8 | 9 | 8.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Michelle Obama School of Technology) | 11 | 2.1 | 8.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Park Forest School District 163) | 8.7 | 2.1 | 6.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Michelle Obama School of Technology) | 45.2 | 13.1 | 32.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Park Forest School District 163) | 38.4 | 13.1 | 25.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Michelle Obama School of Technology) | 10.4 | 6.5 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Park Forest School District 163) | 14.1 | 6.5 | 7.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Michelle Obama School of Technology) | 26.6 | 17.9 | 8.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Park Forest School District 163) | 27.6 | 17.9 | 9.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Michelle Obama School of Technology) | 22.1 | 6 | 16.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Park Forest School District 163) | 20 | 6 | 14% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Michelle Obama School of Technology) | 29 | 23 | 6% |
8th Grade Science (Park Forest School District 163) | 32 | 22.9 | 9.1% |
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 | 536 | 484 | 9.7% |
African American | 460 | 404 | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 39 | 58 | 48.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 12 | 10 | 16.7% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 12 | 52% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 86.8% | 72.1% | 14.6% |