Impact of COVID-19 on Richard H. Gettys 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 102nd of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 99th of 325 Middle schools | 1.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 53.3 | 55.2 | 1.9% |
6th Grade Science (Pickens 01) | 55.5 | 52.1 | 3.4% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 43.8 | 58.2 | 14.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pickens 01) | 44.6 | 57.3 | 12.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 63.1 | 44.2 | 18.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Pickens 01) | 57.2 | 42.5 | 14.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 41.7 | 56.6 | 14.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pickens 01) | 44.9 | 54.2 | 9.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 37.1 | 34.7 | 2.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pickens 01) | 40.2 | 34.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 45.8 | 50.4 | 4.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pickens 01) | 46 | 55.1 | 9.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 34.3 | 30.2 | 4.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pickens 01) | 39 | 36.7 | 2.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Richard H. Gettys Middle) | 98.6 | 93.5 | 5.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Pickens 01) | 70.1 | 67.1 | 3% |
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 | 1347 | 1284 | 4.7% |
African American | 138 | 142 | 2.9% |
American Indian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Asian | 12 | 15 | 25% |
Hispanic | 175 | 192 | 9.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 923 | 821 | 11.1% |
Two or More Races | 94 | 111 | 18.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.5% | 74.5% | 24% |