Impact of COVID-19 on Benton 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 44th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 51st of 465 Middle schools | 1.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Benton Middle School) | 83 | 78 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Bossier Parish) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Middle School) | 88 | 80 | 8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bossier Parish) | 76 | 69 | 7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Benton Middle School) | 78 | 68 | 10% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Bossier Parish) | 65 | 58 | 7% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Benton Middle School) | 75 | 73 | 2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bossier Parish) | 58 | 52 | 6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Benton Middle School) | 84 | 89 | 5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bossier Parish) | 75 | 74 | 1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Benton Middle School) | 81 | 78 | 3% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Bossier Parish) | 66 | 59 | 7% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1053 | 850 | 19.3% |
African American | 121 | 133 | 9.9% |
American Indian | 7 | 5 | 28.6% |
Asian | 14 | 15 | 7.1% |
Hispanic | 50 | 51 | 2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 831 | 626 | 24.7% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 19 | 34.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 23% | 33.8% | 10.8% |