Impact of COVID-19 on Wickford 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 3rd of 61 Middle schools | Ranks 5th of 64 Middle schools | 2.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wickford Middle School) | 72.4 | 47 | 25.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (North Kingstown) | 61.5 | 46.6 | 14.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 39.1 | 31.9 | 7.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Wickford Middle School) | 54.1 | 58.1 | 4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Kingstown) | 47.5 | 54.6 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 28 | 28.7 | 0.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wickford Middle School) | 68.8 | 63.9 | 4.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (North Kingstown) | 56.3 | 55.1 | 1.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 31.5 | 29 | 2.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wickford Middle School) | 61.4 | 62.6 | 1.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Kingstown) | 53 | 55.9 | 2.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 27.6 | 25.7 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wickford Middle School) | 77.8 | 60.2 | 17.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (North Kingstown) | 54.1 | 54.5 | 0.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island) | 36.3 | 32.2 | 4.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wickford Middle School) | 63.5 | 56.9 | 6.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (North Kingstown) | 49.4 | 51.6 | 2.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Rhode Island) | 24.5 | 23 | 1.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wickford Middle School) | 72.9 | 57.2 | 15.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (North Kingstown) | 59.7 | 54.1 | 5.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Wickford Middle School) | 59.7 | 59.4 | 0.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (North Kingstown) | 50.7 | 55 | 4.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 376 | 359 | 4.5% |
African American | 5 | 3 | 40% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 5 | 7 | 40% |
Hispanic | 13 | 31 | 138.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 338 | 301 | 10.9% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 16 | 6.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 15.4% | 16.7% | 1.3% |