Impact of COVID-19 on W H Gaston 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 1640th of 2193 Middle schools | Ranks 1767th of 2330 Middle schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Reading (W H Gaston Middle) | 17 | 35 | 18% |
6th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 26 | 44 | 18% |
6th Grade Reading (Texas) | 35 | 50 | 15% |
6th Grade Mathematics (W H Gaston Middle) | 29 | 18 | 11% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 38 | 36 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 45 | 37 | 8% |
7th Grade Reading (W H Gaston Middle) | 37 | 37 | |
7th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 37 | 44 | 7% |
7th Grade Reading (Texas) | 47 | 52 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (W H Gaston Middle) | 23 | 2 | 21% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 20 | 8 | 12% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 41 | 29 | 12% |
8th Grade Reading (W H Gaston Middle) | 43 | 43 | |
8th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 40 | 48 | 8% |
8th Grade Reading (Texas) | 53 | 56 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (W H Gaston Middle) | 50 | 25 | 25% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 40 | 14% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 55 | 44 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (W H Gaston Middle) | 30 | 40 | 10% |
8th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 36 | 34 | 2% |
8th Grade Science (Texas) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (W H Gaston Middle) | 19 | 23 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 26 | 24 | 2% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Texas) | 35 | 31 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra I (W H Gaston Middle) | 97 | 64 | 33% |
End of Course Algebra I (Dallas Independent School District (Isd)) | 64 | 40 | 24% |
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 | 939 | 688 | 26.7% |
African American | 128 | 81 | 36.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 5 | 150% |
Asian | 2 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 754 | 576 | 23.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 46 | 19 | 58.7% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 5 | 28.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 93.4% | 92% | 1.4% |