Impact of COVID-19 on Ayer Shirley Regional 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 224th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 187th of 501 Middle schools | 7.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 50 | 46.8 | 3.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley School District) | 48 | 46.3 | 1.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 44 | 41.3 | 2.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ayer Shirley School District) | 44 | 42.5 | 1.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 39 | 39.8 | 0.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley School District) | 37 | 39.1 | 2.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 48 | 38.9 | 9.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ayer Shirley School District) | 46 | 38.2 | 7.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 58 | 44.6 | 13.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley School District) | 57 | 43.7 | 13.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 48 | 33.9 | 14.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ayer Shirley School District) | 46 | 33.3 | 12.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 61 | 52.1 | 8.9% |
8th Grade Science (Ayer Shirley School District) | 59 | 50.8 | 8.2% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 49 | 43.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Ayer Shirley School District) | 50 | 46.2 | 3.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 47 | 38 | 9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Ayer Shirley School District) | 47 | 40.9 | 6.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School) | 61 | 52.1 | 8.9% |
All Grades Science (Ayer Shirley School District) | 57 | 47.5 | 9.5% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 416 | 367 | 11.8% |
African American | 14 | 14 | |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 9 | 10 | 11.1% |
Hispanic | 50 | 48 | 4% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
White | 323 | 276 | 14.6% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 15 | 25% |