Impact of COVID-19 on South 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 129th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 72nd of 501 Middle schools | 11.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Middle School) | 65 | 51.9 | 13.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Braintree) | 64 | 43.2 | 20.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Middle School) | 72 | 67.1 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Braintree) | 65 | 60.8 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Middle School) | 67 | 58.5 | 8.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Braintree) | 61 | 47.2 | 13.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Middle School) | 61 | 63.7 | 2.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Braintree) | 59 | 55 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Middle School) | 58 | 61.9 | 3.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Braintree) | 58 | 52.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Middle School) | 48 | 56.8 | 8.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Braintree) | 47 | 48.9 | 1.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (South Middle School) | 56 | 60.2 | 4.2% |
8th Grade Science (Braintree) | 56 | 50.1 | 5.9% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (South Middle School) | 64 | 57.6 | 6.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Braintree) | 65 | 52.1 | 12.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (South Middle School) | 61 | 62.4 | 1.4% |
All Grades Mathematics (Braintree) | 59 | 55.6 | 3.4% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (South Middle School) | 56 | 60.2 | 4.2% |
All Grades Science (Braintree) | 66 | 55.8 | 10.2% |
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 | 704 | 514 | 27% |
African American | 27 | 15 | 44.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 123 | 127 | 3.3% |
Hispanic | 29 | 26 | 10.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 520 | 331 | 36.3% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 12 | 200% |