Impact of COVID-19 on Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy
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 2038th of 2193 Middle schools | Ranks 1065th of 2330 Middle schools | 47.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Reading (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 21 | 60 | 39% |
6th Grade Reading (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 25 | 40 | 15% |
6th Grade Reading (Texas) | 35 | 50 | 15% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 15 | 31 | 16% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 21 | 18 | 3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 45 | 37 | 8% |
7th Grade Reading (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 24 | 53 | 29% |
7th Grade Reading (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 30 | 40 | 10% |
7th Grade Reading (Texas) | 47 | 52 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 18 | 30 | 12% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 17 | 11 | 6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 41 | 35 | 6% |
8th Grade Reading (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 22 | 75 | 53% |
8th Grade Reading (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 31 | 55 | 24% |
8th Grade Reading (Texas) | 53 | 56 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 37 | 38 | 1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 28 | 47 | 19% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 55 | 44 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 19 | 44 | 25% |
8th Grade Science (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 25 | 20 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Texas) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy) | 6 | 0 | 6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Desoto Independent School District (Isd)) | 11 | 12 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Texas) | 35 | 31 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 577 | 179 | 69% |
African American | 483 | 121 | 74.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 4 | |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 72 | 45 | 37.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 9 | 2 | 77.8% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 7 | 36.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 84.7% | 53.6% | 31.1% |