Impact of COVID-19 on Walnut 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 241st of 247 Middle schools | Ranks 207th of 238 Middle schools | 10.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Middle School) | 25 | 38 | 13% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools) | 37 | 39 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 49 | 55 | 6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Middle School) | 26 | 46 | 20% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools) | 40 | 52 | 12% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 55 | 57 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Middle School) | 27 | 46 | 19% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools) | 40 | 44 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Middle School) | 24 | 55 | 31% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools) | 38 | 59 | 21% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 48 | 66 | 18% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Middle School) | 28 | 44 | 16% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools) | 36 | 51 | 15% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 50 | 62 | 12% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Middle School) | 25 | 55 | 30% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools) | 31 | 55 | 24% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 47 | 61 | 14% |
8th Grade Science (Walnut Middle School) | 26 | 53 | 27% |
8th Grade Science (Grand Island Public Schools) | 36 | 59 | 23% |
8th Grade Science (Nebraska) | 62 | 64 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 786 | 853 | 8.5% |
African American | 42 | 31 | 26.2% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 5 | 9 | 80% |
Hispanic | 538 | 570 | 5.9% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 186 | 217 | 16.7% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 23 | 187.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 83.6% | 78% | 5.6% |