Impact of COVID-19 on Blacksburg 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 132nd of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 176th of 325 Middle schools | 12.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Blacksburg Middle) | 32.7 | 41.7 | 9% |
6th Grade Science (Cherokee 01) | 36.4 | 28.4 | 8% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Blacksburg Middle) | 34 | 48.8 | 14.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee 01) | 34.1 | 40.8 | 6.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Blacksburg Middle) | 38.2 | 19 | 19.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee 01) | 40.7 | 19.8 | 20.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Blacksburg Middle) | 41.1 | 50.9 | 9.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee 01) | 39.4 | 41.1 | 1.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Blacksburg Middle) | 33.6 | 27.9 | 5.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee 01) | 26.9 | 18.7 | 8.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Blacksburg Middle) | 49.6 | 50 | 0.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee 01) | 41.3 | 44.2 | 2.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Blacksburg Middle) | 49.6 | 22.1 | 27.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee 01) | 34.5 | 18.6 | 15.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Blacksburg Middle) | 91.9 | 74.5 | 17.4% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Cherokee 01) | 54.8 | 55.9 | 1.1% |
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 | 392 | 360 | 8.2% |
African American | 33 | 28 | 15.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 8 | 20 | 150% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 339 | 294 | 13.3% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 17 | 54.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76.3% | 72.5% | 3.8% |