Impact of COVID-19 on Northwestern 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 149th of 470 Middle schools | Ranks 84th of 489 Middle schools | 14.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Northwestern Middle School) | 46.5 | 41.5 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Northwestern School Corp) | 46.5 | 41.5 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 49.7 | 39.5 | 10.2% |
7th Grade Math (Northwestern Middle School) | 57.7 | 56.9 | 0.8% |
7th Grade Math (Northwestern School Corp) | 57.7 | 56.9 | 0.8% |
7th Grade Math (Indiana) | 42 | 32.9 | 9.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Northwestern Middle School) | 49.3 | 47.3 | 2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Northwestern School Corp) | 49.3 | 47.3 | 2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 50.7 | 43.8 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Math (Northwestern Middle School) | 45.7 | 51.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Math (Northwestern School Corp) | 45.7 | 51.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Math (Indiana) | 38 | 31.4 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 286 | 285 | 0.3% |
African American | 5 | 10 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 18 | 7 | 61.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 243 | 253 | 4.1% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 13 | 27.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 21.3% | 30.5% | 9.2% |