Impact of COVID-19 on Chastain 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 241st of 264 Middle schools | Ranks 214th of 243 Middle schools | 3.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Chastain Middle School) | 11 | 27.1 | 16.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Public School District) | 17.5 | 24 | 6.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 33.6 | 40.3 | 6.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chastain Middle School) | 10.6 | 13.8 | 3.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Public School District) | 24.2 | 18.5 | 5.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 47.6 | 45.5 | 2.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chastain Middle School) | 23.7 | 25 | 1.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Public School District) | 26.3 | 28.1 | 1.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 39 | 40.2 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chastain Middle School) | 23.2 | 27.5 | 4.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Public School District) | 29.6 | 32.5 | 2.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chastain Middle School) | 12.8 | 22.5 | 9.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Public School District) | 18.3 | 26.5 | 8.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 40.5 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chastain Middle School) | 17.7 | 20.8 | 3.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Public School District) | 19.5 | 20 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 46.1 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Science (Chastain Middle School) | 20.2 | 32.9 | 12.7% |
8th Grade Science (Jackson Public School District) | 27.6 | 32.6 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Mississippi) | 52.7 | 53.3 | 0.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 624 | 499 | 20% |
African American | 592 | 457 | 22.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 21 | 24 | 14.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 6 | 11 | 83.3% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 6 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |