Impact of COVID-19 on Margaret Buerkle Middle
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 402nd of 587 Middle schools | Ranks 339th of 459 Middle schools | 5.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 33.4 | 29.9 | 3.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix) | 37.9 | 36.3 | 1.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 42.5 | 43.7 | 1.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 38.1 | 29.4 | 8.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix) | 49.4 | 38.4 | 11% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 45.9 | 37.5 | 8.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 30 | 24.5 | 5.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix) | 37.9 | 31.5 | 6.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 38 | 39.5 | 1.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 34.9 | 29 | 5.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix) | 48.4 | 35.1 | 13.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 43.6 | 37.3 | 6.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 19.5 | 9.4 | 10.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix) | 26.7 | 15.4 | 11.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 29 | 30 | 1% |
8th Grade Science (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 43.6 | 21.7 | 21.9% |
8th Grade Science (Mehlville R-Ix) | 54.7 | 38.7 | 16% |
8th Grade Science (Missouri) | 43.7 | 37.8 | 5.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 43.3 | 29.4 | 13.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix) | 54.1 | 46.5 | 7.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 47.3 | 42.7 | 4.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Margaret Buerkle Middle) | 94 | 46.7 | 47.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Mehlville R-Ix) | 59.4 | 40.5 | 18.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Missouri) | 45.3 | 41.5 | 3.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 646 | 588 | 9% |
African American | 63 | 65 | 3.2% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 31 | 43 | 38.7% |
Hispanic | 37 | 33 | 10.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 478 | 400 | 16.3% |
Two or More Races | 31 | 43 | 38.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.8% | 57.8% | 12% |