Impact of COVID-19 on Paul Knox 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 78th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 94th of 325 Middle schools | 4.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Paul Knox Middle) | 61.3 | 46.1 | 15.2% |
6th Grade Science (Aiken 01) | 50.3 | 34.3 | 16% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Knox Middle) | 46.1 | 58.9 | 12.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Aiken 01) | 35.2 | 47.3 | 12.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Paul Knox Middle) | 42.9 | 32.7 | 10.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01) | 34.4 | 24.9 | 9.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Knox Middle) | 50.4 | 53.9 | 3.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Aiken 01) | 38.7 | 49.8 | 11.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Paul Knox Middle) | 36 | 33.2 | 2.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01) | 27.5 | 25 | 2.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Knox Middle) | 49.1 | 66.1 | 17% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Aiken 01) | 40.8 | 50.1 | 9.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Paul Knox Middle) | 45.5 | 40.6 | 4.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Aiken 01) | 33.4 | 24.8 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Paul Knox Middle) | 98.8 | 98.7 | 0.2% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Aiken 01) | 68 | 58.4 | 9.6% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 739 | 683 | 7.6% |
African American | 221 | 190 | 14% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Hispanic | 65 | 85 | 30.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 407 | 358 | 12% |
Two or More Races | 43 | 46 | 7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.4% | 48.2% | 0.3% |