Impact of COVID-19 on Margaret B. Pollard 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 135th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 86th of 784 Middle schools | 7.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Margaret B. Pollard Middle) | 74.1 | 70.7 | 3.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chatham County Schools) | 58.5 | 57.1 | 1.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Margaret B. Pollard Middle) | 77.4 | 67.2 | 10.2% |
6th Grade Reading (Chatham County Schools) | 64.1 | 52.7 | 11.4% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Margaret B. Pollard Middle) | 74.7 | 75.5 | 0.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chatham County Schools) | 63.8 | 60.2 | 3.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Margaret B. Pollard Middle) | 77.7 | 69.9 | 7.8% |
7th Grade Reading (Chatham County Schools) | 64.5 | 59.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Margaret B. Pollard Middle) | 58.3 | 66.9 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chatham County Schools) | 50.6 | 51.6 | 1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Margaret B. Pollard Middle) | 65.8 | 73.1 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Reading (Chatham County Schools) | 61.6 | 60.5 | 1.1% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Margaret B. Pollard Middle) | 83.8 | 81.5 | 2.3% |
8th Grade Science (Chatham County Schools) | 76.9 | 72.5 | 4.4% |
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 | 683 | 768 | 12.4% |
African American | 39 | 47 | 20.5% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 19 | 13 | 31.6% |
Hispanic | 128 | 140 | 9.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 4 | 300% |
White | 450 | 515 | 14.4% |
Two or More Races | 43 | 48 | 11.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 19% | 20.1% | 1% |