Impact of COVID-19 on Laurens 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 208th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 252nd of 325 Middle schools | 11.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Laurens Middle) | 38.6 | 24.7 | 13.9% |
6th Grade Science (Laurens 55) | 37.2 | 34 | 3.2% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens Middle) | 31.7 | 40.1 | 8.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens 55) | 30 | 42 | 12% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Laurens Middle) | 29.7 | 23.2 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Laurens 55) | 27.1 | 23.5 | 3.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens Middle) | 35.1 | 28.1 | 7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens 55) | 31.1 | 33.8 | 2.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Laurens Middle) | 19.9 | 12.6 | 7.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Laurens 55) | 22.7 | 15.2 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens Middle) | 35.9 | 42.3 | 6.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Laurens 55) | 30.7 | 37.2 | 6.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Laurens Middle) | 29.6 | 18.2 | 11.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Laurens 55) | 27.3 | 16 | 11.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Laurens Middle) | 99.9 | 100 | 0.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Laurens 55) | 85.9 | 52.8 | 33.1% |
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 | 454 | 399 | 12.1% |
African American | 152 | 136 | 10.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 82 | 92 | 12.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 203 | 159 | 21.7% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 11 | 35.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |