Impact of COVID-19 on Thomas Jefferson 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 49th of 470 Middle schools | Ranks 52nd of 489 Middle schools | 0.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 63.5 | 60.2 | 3.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 73.9 | 64.5 | 9.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 47.8 | 40.8 | 7% |
6th Grade Math (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 65.9 | 57.8 | 8.1% |
6th Grade Math (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 70.9 | 63.9 | 7% |
6th Grade Math (Indiana) | 46.4 | 38.3 | 8.1% |
6th Grade Science (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 67.8 | 56.4 | 11.4% |
6th Grade Science (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 75.4 | 60.2 | 15.2% |
6th Grade Science (Indiana) | 48.6 | 38.2 | 10.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 68.4 | 44.4 | 24% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 71.4 | 52.8 | 18.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 49.7 | 39.5 | 10.2% |
7th Grade Math (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 63.7 | 49.5 | 14.2% |
7th Grade Math (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 64.8 | 53.9 | 10.9% |
7th Grade Math (Indiana) | 42 | 32.9 | 9.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 62.5 | 60.9 | 1.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 63 | 64.5 | 1.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 50.7 | 43.8 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Math (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 42.8 | 45.5 | 2.7% |
8th Grade Math (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 45.8 | 46.8 | 1% |
8th Grade Math (Indiana) | 38 | 31.4 | 6.6% |
End of Course Biology (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) | 92.9 | 82.4 | 10.6% |
End of Course Biology (Valparaiso Community Schools) | 59.9 | 47.9 | 12% |
End of Course Biology (Indiana) | 38.6 | 29 | 9.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 675 | 640 | 5.2% |
African American | 34 | 41 | 20.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 10 | 16 | 60% |
Hispanic | 117 | 97 | 17.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 479 | 448 | 6.5% |
Two or More Races | 34 | 38 | 11.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.5% | 40.8% | 4.7% |