Impact of COVID-19 on Bemis Junior High 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 140th of 792 Middle schools | Ranks 185th of 883 Middle schools | 3.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bemis Junior High School) | 51.8 | 49.6 | 2.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools) | 52 | 47 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 42.7 | 36.9 | 5.8% |
7th Grade Math (Bemis Junior High School) | 47.8 | 42 | 5.8% |
7th Grade Math (Utica Community Schools) | 48.8 | 40.9 | 7.9% |
7th Grade Math (Michigan) | 35.7 | 31 | 4.7% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Bemis Junior High School) | 40 | 32 | 8% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Utica Community Schools) | 38.3 | 32.5 | 5.8% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 28 | 26.7 | 1.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bemis Junior High School) | 75.4 | 68.1 | 7.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Utica Community Schools) | 72.4 | 68.9 | 3.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan) | 61.9 | 59.7 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bemis Junior High School) | 50.1 | 44.3 | 5.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Utica Community Schools) | 52.2 | 47.6 | 4.6% |
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 | 833 | 805 | 3.4% |
African American | 51 | 67 | 31.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 41 | 33 | 19.5% |
Hispanic | 31 | 34 | 9.7% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 682 | 640 | 6.2% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 29 | 11.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36% | 43.5% | 7.5% |