Impact of COVID-19 on Southwest 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 506th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 654th of 784 Middle schools | 14.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Middle School) | 54.6 | 31.3 | 23.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 62.4 | 51 | 11.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Southwest Middle School) | 43.1 | 29.8 | 13.3% |
6th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 56.9 | 46.3 | 10.6% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Middle School) | 55.2 | 31 | 24.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 62.3 | 49 | 13.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Southwest Middle School) | 48.6 | 37.6 | 11% |
7th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 55.6 | 47.4 | 8.2% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Middle School) | 50.7 | 25.8 | 24.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 58.3 | 45.6 | 12.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 52.6 | 44.8 | 7.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Southwest Middle School) | 45 | 33.2 | 11.8% |
8th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 54.4 | 49.2 | 5.2% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Southwest Middle School) | 64.5 | 54.2 | 10.3% |
8th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools) | 75.2 | 66.6 | 8.6% |
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 | 1421 | 1392 | 2% |
African American | 575 | 616 | 7.1% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 69 | 57 | 17.4% |
Hispanic | 508 | 510 | 0.4% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
White | 232 | 170 | 26.7% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 32 | 10.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 54.8% | 40.4% | 14.4% |