Impact of COVID-19 on Lawrence Southwest 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 30th of 368 Middle schools | Ranks 43rd of 362 Middle schools | 3.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Southwest Middle School) | 50.5 | 53.6 | 3.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 44.1 | 41.1 | 3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 38.4 | 33.7 | 4.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Southwest Middle School) | 37.6 | 48.7 | 11.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 34.3 | 29.5 | 4.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 31.9 | 29.9 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Southwest Middle School) | 51.5 | 42 | 9.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 40.5 | 32.6 | 7.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 31.8 | 31.7 | 0% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Southwest Middle School) | 51.5 | 50 | 1.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 33.4 | 27.8 | 5.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 27.9 | 27.5 | 0.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence Southwest Middle School) | 40.9 | 23.8 | 17.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawrence) | 31.4 | 20.5 | 10.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 25.2 | 20.8 | 4.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence Southwest Middle School) | 54.8 | 36.3 | 18.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence) | 30.2 | 20.6 | 9.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 25.9 | 22.8 | 3.1% |
8th Grade Science (Lawrence Southwest Middle School) | 47.6 | 32.4 | 15.2% |
8th Grade Science (Lawrence) | 38.8 | 25.5 | 13.3% |
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 | 667 | 641 | 3.9% |
African American | 33 | 27 | 18.2% |
American Indian | 13 | 12 | 7.7% |
Asian | 41 | 34 | 17.1% |
Hispanic | 50 | 53 | 6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 482 | 444 | 7.9% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 71 | 51.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 23.8% | 26.8% | 3% |