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 33rd of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 43rd of 465 Middle schools | 1.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Northwestern Middle School) | 81 | 79 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Zachary Community School District) | 81 | 79 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Northwestern Middle School) | 88 | 82 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Zachary Community School District) | 88 | 82 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Northwestern Middle School) | 82 | 76 | 6% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Zachary Community School District) | 82 | 76 | 6% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Northwestern Middle School) | 84 | 71 | 13% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Zachary Community School District) | 84 | 71 | 13% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 836 | 912 | 9.1% |
African American | 427 | 531 | 24.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 7 | 8 | 14.3% |
Hispanic | 18 | 27 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 352 | 304 | 13.6% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 41 | 28.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.8% | 56.3% | 12.5% |