Impact of COVID-19 on Matthew J Kuss Middle
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 326th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 419th of 501 Middle schools | 18.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 51 | 18.8 | 32.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Fall River) | 39 | 18.2 | 20.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 49 | 10.1 | 38.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Fall River) | 37 | 13 | 24% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 32 | 23.2 | 8.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Fall River) | 24 | 20.4 | 3.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 36 | 16.4 | 19.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Fall River) | 25 | 14 | 11% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 37 | 24.3 | 12.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Fall River) | 29 | 22.4 | 6.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 35 | 17.7 | 17.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Fall River) | 27 | 13.8 | 13.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 33 | 15.2 | 17.8% |
8th Grade Science (Fall River) | 26 | 12 | 14% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 40 | 22.1 | 17.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fall River) | 33 | 21.9 | 11.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 40 | 14.8 | 25.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Fall River) | 32 | 19.5 | 12.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Matthew J Kuss Middle) | 33 | 15.2 | 17.8% |
All Grades Science (Fall River) | 26 | 17.7 | 8.3% |
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 | 736 | 682 | 7.3% |
African American | 70 | 66 | 5.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 31 | 27 | 12.9% |
Hispanic | 155 | 226 | 45.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 427 | 299 | 30% |
Two or More Races | 53 | 63 | 18.9% |