Impact of COVID-19 on Poplar Bluff Junior High
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 375th of 587 Middle schools | Ranks 224th of 459 Middle schools | 15.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Poplar Bluff Junior High) | 26 | 35.8 | 9.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Poplar Bluff R-I) | 26 | 35.8 | 9.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 38 | 39.5 | 1.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Poplar Bluff Junior High) | 49.5 | 37.8 | 11.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Poplar Bluff R-I) | 49.5 | 37.8 | 11.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 43.6 | 37.3 | 6.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Poplar Bluff Junior High) | 28.2 | 33.4 | 5.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Poplar Bluff R-I) | 28.2 | 33.4 | 5.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Missouri) | 29 | 30 | 1% |
8th Grade Science (Poplar Bluff Junior High) | 32.2 | 32.7 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Science (Poplar Bluff R-I) | 32.2 | 32.7 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Science (Missouri) | 43.7 | 37.8 | 5.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Poplar Bluff Junior High) | 39.9 | 34.7 | 5.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Poplar Bluff R-I) | 39.9 | 34.7 | 5.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri) | 47.3 | 42.7 | 4.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Poplar Bluff Junior High) | 84.4 | 73.1 | 11.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Poplar Bluff R-I) | 32.5 | 38.6 | 6.1% |
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 | 766 | 782 | 2.1% |
African American | 92 | 94 | 2.2% |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 18 | 26 | 44.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 625 | 586 | 6.2% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 67 | 191.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.8% | 63.6% | 0.3% |