Impact of COVID-19 on Asheville Middle
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 315th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 368th of 784 Middle schools | 4.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Asheville Middle) | 56.4 | 47.7 | 8.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Asheville City Schools) | 58.2 | 53.1 | 5.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Asheville Middle) | 64.9 | 51.7 | 13.2% |
6th Grade Reading (Asheville City Schools) | 66.6 | 58 | 8.6% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Asheville Middle) | 62.2 | 48.6 | 13.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Asheville City Schools) | 63.2 | 52.2 | 11% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Asheville Middle) | 61.8 | 52.5 | 9.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Asheville City Schools) | 64.6 | 58.4 | 6.2% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Asheville Middle) | 50.2 | 33.5 | 16.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Asheville City Schools) | 50.2 | 36 | 14.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Asheville Middle) | 57.4 | 55.6 | 1.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Asheville City Schools) | 57.4 | 57.6 | 0.2% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Asheville Middle) | 79.2 | 70.3 | 8.9% |
8th Grade Science (Asheville City Schools) | 79.2 | 71.7 | 7.5% |
8th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 78.6 | 70.3 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 741 | 589 | 20.5% |
African American | 161 | 142 | 11.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 69 | 61 | 11.6% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 9 | 50% |
White | 444 | 328 | 26.1% |
Two or More Races | 55 | 45 | 18.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.2% | 48.4% | 10.2% |