Impact of COVID-19 on Wheatridge 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 132nd of 368 Middle schools | Ranks 125th of 362 Middle schools | 1.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wheatridge Middle School) | 44.7 | 44.3 | 0.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner Edgerton) | 43.2 | 38.5 | 4.7% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 43.5 | 39.6 | 4% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Wheatridge Middle School) | 35.5 | 33.8 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Gardner Edgerton) | 40.7 | 34.1 | 6.6% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 31.3 | 0.6% |
5th Grade Science (Wheatridge Middle School) | 40.4 | 46.8 | 6.3% |
5th Grade Science (Gardner Edgerton) | 43.8 | 48 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Kansas) | 43.1 | 42.1 | 1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wheatridge Middle School) | 47.2 | 44 | 3.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner Edgerton) | 42.9 | 37.4 | 5.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 38.4 | 33.7 | 4.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Wheatridge Middle School) | 49.3 | 38.3 | 11% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Gardner Edgerton) | 41.5 | 34 | 7.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 29.9 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wheatridge Middle School) | 26.7 | 33.3 | 6.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner Edgerton) | 30 | 34 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 31.8 | 31.7 | 0% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wheatridge Middle School) | 23.3 | 26.1 | 2.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Gardner Edgerton) | 29.9 | 27.1 | 2.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 27.9 | 27.5 | 0.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wheatridge Middle School) | 25.2 | 20.6 | 4.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Gardner Edgerton) | 22.8 | 18 | 4.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 25.2 | 20.8 | 4.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wheatridge Middle School) | 23.8 | 19.1 | 4.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gardner Edgerton) | 23.1 | 27 | 4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 25.9 | 22.8 | 3.1% |
8th Grade Science (Wheatridge Middle School) | 32.9 | 22.1 | 10.8% |
8th Grade Science (Gardner Edgerton) | 26.6 | 22.1 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Science (Kansas) | 30.7 | 22.7 | 8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 555 | 541 | 2.5% |
African American | 37 | 35 | 5.4% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 10 | 17 | 70% |
Hispanic | 51 | 35 | 31.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 422 | 424 | 0.5% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 29 | 9.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31.4% | 44.5% | 13.2% |