Impact of COVID-19 on Petal 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 7th of 264 Middle schools | Ranks 19th of 243 Middle schools | 5.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Petal Middle School) | 58.6 | 62.9 | 4.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Petal School District) | 58.6 | 62.9 | 4.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 39 | 40.2 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Petal Middle School) | 80.5 | 84.6 | 4.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Petal School District) | 80.5 | 84.6 | 4.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Petal Middle School) | 61.9 | 49.2 | 12.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Petal School District) | 61.9 | 49.2 | 12.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 40.5 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Petal Middle School) | 75.1 | 63.5 | 11.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Petal School District) | 75.1 | 63.5 | 11.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 46.1 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Science (Petal Middle School) | 69.9 | 71.3 | 1.4% |
8th Grade Science (Petal School District) | 69.9 | 71.3 | 1.4% |
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 | 588 | 745 | 26.7% |
African American | 111 | 140 | 26.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
Hispanic | 28 | 54 | 92.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 409 | 501 | 22.5% |
Two or More Races | 30 | 49 | 63.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 59% | 99.6% | 40.6% |