Impact of COVID-19 on Forest Lake Area 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 53rd of 533 Middle schools | Ranks 110th of 529 Middle schools | 10.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Forest Lake Area Middle School) | 73.7 | 60.2 | 13.5% |
7th Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District) | 67.8 | 57.9 | 9.8% |
7th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 52.1 | 39.7 | 12.4% |
7th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Area Middle School) | 69.5 | 49.1 | 20.4% |
7th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District) | 65 | 47.2 | 17.8% |
7th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 57.5 | 45.2 | 12.3% |
8th Grade Math (Forest Lake Area Middle School) | 73.1 | 48.2 | 24.9% |
8th Grade Math (Forest Lake Public School District) | 68.6 | 46 | 22.7% |
8th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 55.2 | 40.3 | 14.9% |
8th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Area Middle School) | 66 | 42.6 | 23.4% |
8th Grade Reading (Forest Lake Public School District) | 62 | 41.5 | 20.5% |
8th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 57.7 | 44.8 | 12.9% |
8th Grade Science (Forest Lake Area Middle School) | 49 | 29.5 | 19.5% |
8th Grade Science (Forest Lake Public School District) | 45.5 | 28.4 | 17.1% |
8th Grade Science (Minnesota) | 43 | 27.6 | 15.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 889 | 853 | 4% |
African American | 13 | 24 | 84.6% |
American Indian | 6 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 35 | 63 | 80% |
Hispanic | 22 | 43 | 95.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 777 | 687 | 11.6% |
Two or More Races | 36 | 36 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 18.1% | 30.5% | 12.4% |