Impact of COVID-19 on Byram 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 133rd of 264 Middle schools | Ranks 132nd of 243 Middle schools | 3.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Byram Middle School) | 31.9 | 36 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hinds County School District) | 26.4 | 37 | 10.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 33.6 | 40.3 | 6.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Byram Middle School) | 40.3 | 32.5 | 7.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Hinds County School District) | 41.5 | 34.8 | 6.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 47.6 | 45.5 | 2.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Byram Middle School) | 31.7 | 35.7 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hinds County School District) | 32.8 | 35.8 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 39 | 40.2 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Byram Middle School) | 49 | 41.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Hinds County School District) | 50.4 | 44.9 | 5.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Byram Middle School) | 31.9 | 31.5 | 0.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hinds County School District) | 30.7 | 34.2 | 3.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 40.5 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Byram Middle School) | 34 | 46 | 12% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Hinds County School District) | 34.8 | 47 | 12.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 46.1 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Science (Byram Middle School) | 55 | 48.5 | 6.5% |
8th Grade Science (Hinds County School District) | 53.3 | 52.8 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Science (Mississippi) | 52.7 | 53.3 | 0.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Byram Middle School) | 100 | 94.5 | 5.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Hinds County School District) | 52.4 | 47.3 | 5.1% |
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 | 887 | 772 | 13% |
African American | 806 | 716 | 11.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 9 | 4 | 55.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 65 | 41 | 36.9% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 10 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 77.9% | 99.6% | 21.7% |