Impact of COVID-19 on Martin Luther King Junior High 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 395th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 369th of 465 Middle schools | 8.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Martin Luther King Junior High School) | 37 | 56 | 19% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (City of Monroe School District) | 58 | 56 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Martin Luther King Junior High School) | 31 | 44 | 13% |
7th Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District) | 44 | 43 | 1% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Martin Luther King Junior High School) | 22 | 26 | 4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (City of Monroe School District) | 25 | 28 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Martin Luther King Junior High School) | 61 | 43 | 18% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (City of Monroe School District) | 61 | 54 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Martin Luther King Junior High School) | 45 | 43 | 2% |
8th Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District) | 46 | 40 | 6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Martin Luther King Junior High School) | 92 | 74 | 18% |
End of Course Algebra I (City of Monroe School District) | 60 | 53 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana) | 67 | 64 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 299 | 353 | 18.1% |
African American | 296 | 347 | 17.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 0 | 2 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 3 | 3 | |
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79.9% | 85.8% | 5.9% |