Impact of COVID-19 on Spearfish Middle School - 05
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 83rd of 149 Middle schools | Ranks 56th of 150 Middle schools | 18.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 43.6 | 43.9 | 0.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 43.4 | 43.9 | 0.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 50.8 | 44.6 | 6.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 30.3 | 47.8 | 17.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 30.1 | 47.8 | 17.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 41.3 | 39.1 | 2.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 58.7 | 61.2 | 2.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 58.4 | 61.2 | 2.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 54.1 | 50.7 | 3.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 48.4 | 47.5 | 0.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 48.1 | 47.5 | 0.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 45.6 | 41.2 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 50.3 | 48.7 | 1.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 50.3 | 48.7 | 1.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 52.1 | 48.8 | 3.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 51.9 | 40.6 | 11.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 51.9 | 40.6 | 11.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota) | 43.8 | 37.5 | 6.3% |
8th Grade Science (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 40.4 | 36.9 | 3.5% |
8th Grade Science (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 40.4 | 36.9 | 3.5% |
8th Grade Science (South Dakota) | 41.2 | 38.1 | 3.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 50.4 | 51.2 | 0.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 54.8 | 54.5 | 0.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota) | 53.2 | 49.7 | 3.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Spearfish Middle School - 05) | 42.7 | 45.4 | 2.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Spearfish School District 40-2) | 48.1 | 47.8 | 0.3% |
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 | 596 | 600 | 0.7% |
African American | 1 | 6 | 500% |
American Indian | 16 | 12 | 25% |
Asian | 4 | 8 | 100% |
Hispanic | 32 | 30 | 6.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 529 | 517 | 2.3% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 26 | 85.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 23% | 15.8% | 7.2% |