Impact of COVID-19 on Polk 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 1276th of 2193 Middle schools | Ranks 1700th of 2330 Middle schools | 14.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Reading (Polk Middle) | 30 | 40 | 10% |
6th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 31 | 46 | 15% |
6th Grade Reading (Texas) | 35 | 50 | 15% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Polk Middle) | 42 | 20 | 22% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 40 | 32 | 8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 45 | 37 | 8% |
7th Grade Reading (Polk Middle) | 34 | 39 | 5% |
7th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 41 | 2% |
7th Grade Reading (Texas) | 47 | 52 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Polk Middle) | 8 | 8 | |
7th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 20 | 18 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 41 | 35 | 6% |
8th Grade Reading (Polk Middle) | 52 | 43 | 9% |
8th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 46 | 50 | 4% |
8th Grade Reading (Texas) | 53 | 56 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Polk Middle) | 48 | 42 | 6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 50 | 44 | 6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 55 | 44 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (Polk Middle) | 48 | 36 | 12% |
8th Grade Science (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 45 | 40 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Texas) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Polk Middle) | 36 | 18 | 18% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 31 | 26 | 5% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Texas) | 35 | 31 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Polk Middle) | 99 | 99 | |
End of Course Algebra I (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)) | 64 | 43 | 21% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1040 | 967 | 7% |
African American | 264 | 240 | 9.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 45 | 32 | 28.9% |
Hispanic | 588 | 571 | 2.9% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 111 | 84 | 24.3% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 40 | 37.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 74% | 76.3% | 2.3% |