Impact of COVID-19 on Robert E. Melican 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 102nd of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 95th of 501 Middle schools | 1.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 75 | 51.2 | 23.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Northborough) | 76 | 48.9 | 27.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 70 | 51.7 | 18.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Northborough) | 69 | 50 | 19% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 61 | 53.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Northborough) | 59 | 52.6 | 6.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 54 | 53.3 | 0.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Northborough) | 53 | 52.3 | 0.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 60 | 58.9 | 1.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Northborough) | 60 | 57.1 | 2.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 63 | 54.2 | 8.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Northborough) | 62 | 53.1 | 8.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 69 | 60.5 | 8.5% |
8th Grade Science (Northborough) | 68 | 58.5 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 65 | 54.5 | 10.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Northborough) | 66 | 54.6 | 11.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 61 | 53 | 8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Northborough) | 64 | 55.8 | 8.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Robert E. Melican Middle School) | 69 | 60.5 | 8.5% |
All Grades Science (Northborough) | 69 | 57.6 | 11.4% |
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 | 579 | 537 | 7.3% |
African American | 15 | 6 | 60% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 62 | 58 | 6.5% |
Hispanic | 41 | 54 | 31.7% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 13 | 160% |
White | 428 | 387 | 9.6% |
Two or More Races | 27 | 17 | 37% |