Impact of COVID-19 on Pelion 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 256th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 280th of 325 Middle schools | 4.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Pelion Middle) | 33.9 | 17.4 | 16.5% |
6th Grade Science (Lexington 01) | 55.7 | 47 | 8.7% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pelion Middle) | 30.1 | 33.9 | 3.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 01) | 50.5 | 61.8 | 11.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Pelion Middle) | 36.5 | 16.2 | 20.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 01) | 53.4 | 45 | 8.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pelion Middle) | 23.4 | 32.7 | 9.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 01) | 48.3 | 54.3 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pelion Middle) | 16.9 | 14.3 | 2.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 01) | 39.1 | 36.1 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pelion Middle) | 26.3 | 25.6 | 0.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 01) | 49.4 | 55.9 | 6.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pelion Middle) | 13.4 | 9.8 | 3.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 01) | 40.3 | 35.3 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Pelion Middle) | 100 | 62.9 | 37.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Lexington 01) | 76.4 | 72.3 | 4.1% |
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 | 576 | 566 | 1.7% |
African American | 29 | 34 | 17.2% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 78 | 97 | 24.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 443 | 392 | 11.5% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 43 | 115% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 64.2% | 100% | 35.8% |