Impact of COVID-19 on Watkins 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 324th of 1050 Middle schools | Ranks 316th of 1048 Middle schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Watkins Middle School) | 74 | 63.1 | 10.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Licking Local) | 74 | 62.1 | 11.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio) | 60.1 | 50 | 10.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Watkins Middle School) | 61 | 55 | 6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest Licking Local) | 60.7 | 54.6 | 6.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio) | 56.1 | 55 | 1.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Watkins Middle School) | 69.8 | 52.8 | 17% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Licking Local) | 69.7 | 52.1 | 17.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio) | 57.5 | 47.6 | 9.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Watkins Middle School) | 77.9 | 73.2 | 4.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest Licking Local) | 77.7 | 72.3 | 5.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio) | 67.7 | 64.8 | 2.9% |
8th Grade Science (Watkins Middle School) | 73.3 | 78.1 | 4.8% |
8th Grade Science (Southwest Licking Local) | 73.3 | 77 | 3.7% |
8th Grade Science (Ohio) | 68.2 | 64 | 4.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Watkins Middle School) | 63.7 | 56.5 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Licking Local) | 63.7 | 54.4 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio) | 57.3 | 46.4 | 10.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Watkins Middle School) | 61.2 | 68 | 6.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Southwest Licking Local) | 61.2 | 66.3 | 5.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio) | 58.3 | 57.5 | 0.8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Watkins Middle School) | 95.4 | 98.6 | 3.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Southwest Licking Local) | 74.6 | 67.7 | 6.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Ohio) | 61.1 | 53 | 8.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 957 | 1065 | 11.3% |
African American | 28 | 52 | 85.7% |
American Indian | 5 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 30 | 84 | 180% |
Hispanic | 39 | 32 | 17.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 808 | 842 | 4.2% |
Two or More Races | 46 | 55 | 19.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 29.7% | 31.7% | 2.1% |