Impact of COVID-19 on Harrisburg South Middle School - 03
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 20th of 149 Middle schools | Ranks 51st of 150 Middle schools | 20.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 64.4 | 49.3 | 15.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 63 | 55.2 | 7.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 50.8 | 44.6 | 6.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 57.8 | 41.7 | 16.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 51.9 | 43.9 | 8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 41.3 | 39.1 | 2.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 62.3 | 61.1 | 1.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 64.9 | 61.4 | 3.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 54.1 | 50.7 | 3.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 60.4 | 50.9 | 9.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 56.6 | 49.8 | 6.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 45.6 | 41.2 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 65.4 | 54.2 | 11.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 62.3 | 59.9 | 2.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 52.1 | 48.8 | 3.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 62.6 | 34.8 | 27.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 57.3 | 40.3 | 17% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 43.8 | 37.5 | 6.3% |
8th Grade Science (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 44.9 | 37.8 | 7% |
8th Grade Science (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 53.3 | 41.8 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Science (South Dakota) | 41.2 | 38.1 | 3.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 63.9 | 55.1 | 8.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 61.6 | 60 | 1.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 53.2 | 49.7 | 3.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Harrisburg South Middle School - 03) | 60.1 | 42.9 | 17.2% |
All Grades Mathematics (Harrisburg School District 41-2) | 55.3 | 49.4 | 5.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota) | 44.9 | 41.9 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 400 | 667 | 66.8% |
African American | 6 | 14 | 133.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 4 | |
Asian | 1 | 6 | 500% |
Hispanic | 10 | 33 | 230% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 368 | 570 | 54.9% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 40 | 166.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 16.5% | 15.1% | 1.4% |