Impact of COVID-19 on Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy
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 201st of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 247th of 325 Middle schools | 12.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 36.8 | 27.2 | 9.6% |
6th Grade Science (Lexington 02) | 44 | 33 | 11% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 17.7 | 41.2 | 23.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 02) | 28.9 | 40.1 | 11.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 29.9 | 25.8 | 4.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 02) | 31.4 | 21.8 | 9.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 45.1 | 35.7 | 9.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 02) | 39.1 | 30.4 | 8.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 36.6 | 14.7 | 21.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 02) | 26.9 | 17.8 | 9.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 32.2 | 33.6 | 1.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lexington 02) | 39.5 | 39.6 | 0.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 23.6 | 20 | 3.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lexington 02) | 29.7 | 28.4 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) | 92.1 | 97.2 | 5.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Lexington 02) | 60.3 | 50.8 | 9.5% |
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 | 419 | 420 | 0.2% |
African American | 198 | 165 | 16.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 7 | 14 | 100% |
Hispanic | 67 | 97 | 44.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 121 | 114 | 5.8% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 29 | 11.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 78.5% | 100% | 21.5% |