Impact of COVID-19 on Pickens 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 159th of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 132nd of 325 Middle schools | 9.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Pickens Middle) | 50.3 | 44.9 | 5.4% |
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 (Pickens Middle) | 38.7 | 49 | 10.3% |
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 (Pickens Middle) | 51 | 44.2 | 6.8% |
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 (Pickens Middle) | 41 | 46.1 | 5.1% |
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 (Pickens Middle) | 31.1 | 27.3 | 3.8% |
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 (Pickens Middle) | 30.4 | 50.7 | 20.3% |
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 (Pickens Middle) | 25.8 | 34.3 | 8.5% |
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 (Pickens Middle) | 98.3 | 100 | 1.7% |
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 | 661 | 546 | 17.4% |
African American | 23 | 26 | 13% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 30 | 46 | 53.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 590 | 450 | 23.7% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 24 | 41.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 54.9% | 84.1% | 29.1% |