Impact of COVID-19 on Armstrong 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Armstrong Junior High School) | 29.1 | 36.1 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons District) | 29.1 | 36.1 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 40.5 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Armstrong Junior High School) | 28.4 | 30.5 | 2.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons District) | 28.4 | 30.5 | 2.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 46.1 | 1.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Armstrong Junior High School) | 65.5 | 62.2 | 3.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons District) | 35.4 | 44.8 | 9.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Mississippi) | 49.3 | 65.8 | 16.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1152 | 750 | 34.9% |
African American | 791 | 527 | 33.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 40 | 23 | 42.5% |
Hispanic | 16 | 9 | 43.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 302 | 190 | 37.1% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 69.7% | 99.6% | 29.9% |