Impact of COVID-19 on Bluffton 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 112th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 96th of 325 Middle schools | 6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Bluffton Middle) | 56 | 57.9 | 1.9% |
6th Grade Science (Beaufort 01) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bluffton Middle) | 44.8 | 63.6 | 18.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 42.5 | 55.7 | 13.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Bluffton Middle) | 50.9 | 48.6 | 2.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 47.5 | 38.9 | 8.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bluffton Middle) | 37.3 | 49.5 | 12.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 43.7 | 49.6 | 5.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Bluffton Middle) | 35.7 | 26.8 | 8.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 37.5 | 29.5 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bluffton Middle) | 49.4 | 54.9 | 5.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Beaufort 01) | 45.4 | 50.8 | 5.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bluffton Middle) | 42.2 | 34.2 | 8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Beaufort 01) | 37.8 | 28.3 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Bluffton Middle) | 100 | 100 | |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Beaufort 01) | 80.1 | 71.2 | 8.9% |
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 | 786 | 872 | 10.9% |
African American | 107 | 118 | 10.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 7 | 11 | 57.1% |
Hispanic | 372 | 391 | 5.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 267 | 323 | 21% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 29 | 9.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.6% | 45% | 12.7% |