Impact of COVID-19 on Vernon 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 5th Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Middle School) | 80 | 66 | 14% |
| 5th Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Parish) | 86 | 73 | 13% |
| 5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
| 5th Grade Social Studies (Vernon Middle School) | 69 | 44 | 25% |
| 5th Grade Social Studies (Vernon Parish) | 72 | 55 | 17% |
| 5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 54 | 48 | 6% |
| 6th Grade Mathematics (Vernon Middle School) | 66 | 53 | 13% |
| 6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
| 6th Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Middle School) | 76 | 75 | 1% |
| 6th Grade English Language Arts (Vernon Parish) | 81 | 79 | 2% |
| 6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 67 | 68 | 1% |
| 6th Grade Social Studies (Vernon Middle School) | 59 | 39 | 20% |
| 6th Grade Social Studies (Vernon Parish) | 64 | 47 | 17% |
| 6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 42 | 9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 432 | 477 | 10.4% |
| African American | 138 | 141 | 2.2% |
| American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
| Asian | 5 | 10 | 100% |
| Hispanic | 49 | 75 | 53.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 5 | 9 | 80% |
| White | 192 | 180 | 6.3% |
| Two or More Races | 41 | 60 | 46.3% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58.3% | 60% | 1.6% |