Impact of COVID-19 on Merriwether 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 124th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 122nd of 325 Middle schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Merriwether Middle) | 50.8 | 34.7 | 16.1% |
6th Grade Science (Edgefield 01) | 46 | 33.2 | 12.8% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Merriwether Middle) | 42.1 | 51.7 | 9.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Edgefield 01) | 38.3 | 49.2 | 10.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Merriwether Middle) | 45.4 | 33.9 | 11.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Edgefield 01) | 43.1 | 30.3 | 12.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Merriwether Middle) | 48.5 | 51.9 | 3.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Edgefield 01) | 42 | 43.4 | 1.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Merriwether Middle) | 42.3 | 24.3 | 18% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Edgefield 01) | 37.2 | 25.5 | 11.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Merriwether Middle) | 44.9 | 60.3 | 15.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Edgefield 01) | 44.1 | 45.5 | 1.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Merriwether Middle) | 38.1 | 41.3 | 3.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Edgefield 01) | 31.2 | 25 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Merriwether Middle) | 100 | 97.8 | 2.2% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Edgefield 01) | 68.6 | 56 | 12.6% |
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 | 384 | 367 | 4.4% |
African American | 96 | 79 | 17.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 21 | 38 | 81% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 246 | 224 | 8.9% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 25 | 31.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.9% | 62.1% | 21.2% |