Impact of COVID-19 on Handy 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 634th of 792 Middle schools | Ranks 647th of 883 Middle schools | 6.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Handy Middle School) | 23.2 | 22.5 | 0.7% |
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 (Handy Middle School) | 18.8 | 11.3 | 7.5% |
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 (Handy Middle School) | 31.3 | 15.8 | 15.5% |
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 (Handy Middle School) | 24.2 | 8.7 | 15.5% |
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 (Handy Middle School) | 17.5 | 17.8 | 0.3% |
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 (Handy Middle School) | 46.3 | 54.1 | 7.8% |
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 (Handy Middle School) | 23.1 | 17.6 | 5.5% |
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 | 955 | 685 | 28.3% |
African American | 78 | 41 | 47.4% |
American Indian | 11 | 6 | 45.5% |
Asian | 6 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 116 | 113 | 2.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 677 | 440 | 35% |
Two or More Races | 66 | 84 | 27.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 69.2% | 79.4% | 10.2% |