Impact of COVID-19 on Florence 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 34th of 264 Middle schools | Ranks 34th of 243 Middle schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Florence Middle School) | 44.7 | 61.4 | 16.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin County School District) | 44.3 | 55.3 | 11% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 33.6 | 40.3 | 6.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Florence Middle School) | 68.9 | 81.8 | 12.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Rankin County School District) | 68.6 | 62.2 | 6.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 47.6 | 45.5 | 2.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Florence Middle School) | 47.7 | 47.9 | 0.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin County School District) | 50.6 | 51.2 | 0.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 39 | 40.2 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Florence Middle School) | 64.8 | 71.1 | 6.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rankin County School District) | 67.1 | 68.2 | 1.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 51.1 | 55.6 | 4.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Florence Middle School) | 52.3 | 47.2 | 5.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rankin County School District) | 48.3 | 52.7 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi) | 35.5 | 40.5 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Florence Middle School) | 61.5 | 60.4 | 1.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Rankin County School District) | 56.4 | 60.9 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi) | 44.8 | 46.1 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Science (Florence Middle School) | 71.5 | 61.9 | 9.6% |
8th Grade Science (Rankin County School District) | 66.8 | 65.1 | 1.7% |
8th Grade Science (Mississippi) | 52.7 | 53.3 | 0.6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Florence Middle School) | 100 | 95.3 | 4.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Rankin County School District) | 51.1 | 71.3 | 20.2% |
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 | 601 | 601 | |
African American | 77 | 65 | 15.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 8 | 4 | 50% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 498 | 500 | 0.4% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 32 | 128.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.3% | 99.5% | 59.2% |