Impact of COVID-19 on Southwood Academy for the Arts
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 12th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 12th of 325 Middle schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 77.7 | 66.2 | 11.5% |
6th Grade Science (Anderson 05) | 43.4 | 47.6 | 4.2% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 69.7 | 84.3 | 14.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Anderson 05) | 38.2 | 59.3 | 21.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 85.7 | 79.7 | 6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Anderson 05) | 47.4 | 48.6 | 1.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 86.4 | 88.2 | 1.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Anderson 05) | 47.3 | 52.3 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 65.7 | 71.9 | 6.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Anderson 05) | 43.5 | 39.7 | 3.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 79.2 | 84.6 | 5.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Anderson 05) | 45.1 | 58.6 | 13.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 77.4 | 70.2 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Anderson 05) | 42.6 | 40.3 | 2.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Southwood Academy for the Arts) | 99.9 | 100 | 0.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Anderson 05) | 65 | 73.3 | 8.3% |
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 | 361 | 394 | 9.1% |
African American | 74 | 84 | 13.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 3 | 7 | 133.3% |
Hispanic | 24 | 28 | 16.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 244 | 258 | 5.7% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 17 | 6.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 46% | 57.4% | 11.4% |