Impact of COVID-19 on Laing 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 16th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 13th of 325 Middle schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Laing Middle) | 73.7 | 77.7 | 4% |
6th Grade Science (Charleston 01) | 49.4 | 52.9 | 3.5% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Laing Middle) | 71.9 | 82.2 | 10.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01) | 47.6 | 62.6 | 15% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Laing Middle) | 76.1 | 75.2 | 0.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01) | 48 | 48.4 | 0.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Laing Middle) | 81.3 | 81.6 | 0.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01) | 51.2 | 58.3 | 7.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Laing Middle) | 70.8 | 72.8 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01) | 43.4 | 43.6 | 0.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Laing Middle) | 73 | 78.6 | 5.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01) | 50 | 58.6 | 8.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Laing Middle) | 58.2 | 60.7 | 2.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01) | 42 | 40.2 | 1.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Laing Middle) | 100 | 97.3 | 2.7% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Charleston 01) | 75.7 | 77.4 | 1.7% |
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 | 1287 | 1012 | 21.4% |
African American | 147 | 131 | 10.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 23 | 19 | 17.4% |
Hispanic | 35 | 31 | 11.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 1037 | 808 | 22.1% |
Two or More Races | 44 | 23 | 47.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 11.3% | 20.8% | 9.6% |