Impact of COVID-19 on Southwest 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 481st of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 589th of 784 Middle schools | 9.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Middle) | 52.5 | 35.3 | 17.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 62.4 | 50.2 | 12.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Southwest Middle) | 46.4 | 31.4 | 15% |
6th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 57.1 | 47.1 | 10% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Middle) | 51.2 | 37.6 | 13.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 58.4 | 46.1 | 12.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Southwest Middle) | 43.8 | 34.1 | 9.7% |
7th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 55.3 | 48.3 | 7% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Middle) | 53.6 | 30.7 | 22.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Gaston County Schools) | 54.3 | 43.3 | 11% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Southwest Middle) | 49.4 | 39.9 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Reading (Gaston County Schools) | 51.1 | 51.2 | 0.1% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Southwest Middle) | 73.5 | 63.6 | 9.9% |
8th Grade Science (Gaston County Schools) | 78.6 | 67.7 | 10.9% |
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 | 837 | 804 | 3.9% |
African American | 258 | 280 | 8.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Hispanic | 214 | 268 | 25.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 313 | 204 | 34.8% |
Two or More Races | 49 | 47 | 4.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.6% | 99.6% | 0% |