Impact of COVID-19 on Western 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 283rd of 792 Middle schools | Ranks 338th of 883 Middle schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Western Middle School) | 46.4 | 39 | 7.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bay City School District) | 34.3 | 31.4 | 2.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 41.7 | 37.5 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Math (Western Middle School) | 35.5 | 25.8 | 9.7% |
6th Grade Math (Bay City School District) | 26.8 | 19.1 | 7.7% |
6th Grade Math (Michigan) | 35.1 | 29.6 | 5.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Western Middle School) | 43.3 | 34.3 | 9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bay City School District) | 36.9 | 26.4 | 10.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 42.7 | 36.9 | 5.8% |
7th Grade Math (Western Middle School) | 38.3 | 31.6 | 6.7% |
7th Grade Math (Bay City School District) | 30.8 | 21.8 | 9% |
7th Grade Math (Michigan) | 35.7 | 31 | 4.7% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Western Middle School) | 27.4 | 27.3 | 0.1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Bay City School District) | 22.7 | 22.5 | 0.2% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 28 | 26.7 | 1.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Western Middle School) | 64.9 | 69.7 | 4.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bay City School District) | 56.1 | 62.1 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 61.9 | 59.7 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Western Middle School) | 50.8 | 33.3 | 17.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bay City School District) | 37.7 | 25.7 | 12% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 41.4 | 36.3 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 897 | 726 | 19.1% |
African American | 6 | 9 | 50% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 37 | 44 | 18.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 820 | 642 | 21.7% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 24 | 17.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32% | 36.2% | 4.2% |