Impact of COVID-19 on Buford 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 143rd of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 189th of 325 Middle schools | 12.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Buford Middle) | 48.6 | 18.4 | 30.2% |
6th Grade Science (Lancaster 01) | 48.7 | 43.3 | 5.4% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Buford Middle) | 38.8 | 34.9 | 3.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lancaster 01) | 42 | 54.2 | 12.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Buford Middle) | 41.6 | 25.7 | 15.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster 01) | 43.4 | 44.5 | 1.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Buford Middle) | 37.1 | 41.4 | 4.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lancaster 01) | 43 | 50.2 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Buford Middle) | 31.5 | 31.4 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster 01) | 34.5 | 34.4 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Buford Middle) | 51.1 | 43.4 | 7.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lancaster 01) | 45.7 | 48.3 | 2.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Buford Middle) | 36.5 | 47.3 | 10.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster 01) | 36.2 | 33.1 | 3.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Buford Middle) | 99.9 | 100 | 0.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Lancaster 01) | 71.7 | 64.6 | 7.1% |
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 | 436 | 373 | 14.4% |
African American | 24 | 25 | 4.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 10 | 18 | 80% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 392 | 318 | 18.9% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 11 | 57.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.5% | 63.3% | 12.8% |