Impact of COVID-19 on Prairie Winds 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 251st of 533 Middle schools | Ranks 236th of 529 Middle schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Prairie Winds Middle School) | 50.3 | 40.6 | 9.7% |
6th Grade Math (Mankato Public School District) | 55.4 | 39.3 | 16.2% |
6th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 50.5 | 39.7 | 10.8% |
6th Grade Reading (Prairie Winds Middle School) | 61.3 | 49 | 12.4% |
6th Grade Reading (Mankato Public School District) | 65.5 | 52.5 | 13% |
6th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 62.8 | 53.4 | 9.4% |
7th Grade Math (Prairie Winds Middle School) | 51.5 | 36.5 | 15% |
7th Grade Math (Mankato Public School District) | 53.3 | 35 | 18.3% |
7th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 52.1 | 39.7 | 12.4% |
7th Grade Reading (Prairie Winds Middle School) | 49.1 | 38.2 | 10.9% |
7th Grade Reading (Mankato Public School District) | 57.6 | 43.4 | 14.2% |
7th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 57.5 | 45.2 | 12.3% |
8th Grade Math (Prairie Winds Middle School) | 46.7 | 35.7 | 11% |
8th Grade Math (Mankato Public School District) | 53.8 | 41.6 | 12.2% |
8th Grade Math (Minnesota) | 55.2 | 40.3 | 14.9% |
8th Grade Reading (Prairie Winds Middle School) | 57.8 | 40.6 | 17.2% |
8th Grade Reading (Mankato Public School District) | 63 | 47.6 | 15.4% |
8th Grade Reading (Minnesota) | 57.7 | 44.8 | 12.9% |
8th Grade Science (Prairie Winds Middle School) | 36.8 | 25.6 | 11.2% |
8th Grade Science (Mankato Public School District) | 40.8 | 29.8 | 10.9% |
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 | 1010 | 954 | 5.5% |
African American | 128 | 164 | 28.1% |
American Indian | 5 | 7 | 40% |
Asian | 22 | 22 | |
Hispanic | 85 | 67 | 21.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 717 | 637 | 11.2% |
Two or More Races | 52 | 56 | 7.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.8% | 47.1% | 8.3% |