Impact of COVID-19 on Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith 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 211th of 424 Middle schools | Ranks 251st of 422 Middle schools | 9.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 84 | 49.8 | 34.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Stafford County Public Schools) | 78 | 57.1 | 20.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 78 | 57.8 | 20.2% |
6th Grade English Reading (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 78 | 70.7 | 7.3% |
6th Grade English Reading (Stafford County Public Schools) | 78 | 67.9 | 10.1% |
6th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 77 | 70.4 | 6.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 91 | 56.2 | 34.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Stafford County Public Schools) | 86 | 47.6 | 38.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 78 | 51.4 | 26.6% |
7th Grade English Reading (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 82 | 70.4 | 11.6% |
7th Grade English Reading (Stafford County Public Schools) | 82 | 67 | 15% |
7th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 79 | 70.3 | 8.7% |
8th Grade Writing (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 59 | 50.8 | 8.2% |
8th Grade Writing (Stafford County Public Schools) | 64 | 50.9 | 13.1% |
8th Grade Writing (Virginia) | 70 | 55.5 | 14.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 71 | 39.4 | 31.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Stafford County Public Schools) | 73 | 42.2 | 30.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia) | 77 | 48.4 | 28.6% |
8th Grade Science (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 82 | 63.3 | 18.7% |
8th Grade Science (Stafford County Public Schools) | 79 | 58.8 | 20.2% |
8th Grade Science (Virginia) | 78 | 60.7 | 17.3% |
8th Grade English Reading (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 76 | 67.2 | 8.8% |
8th Grade English Reading (Stafford County Public Schools) | 78 | 67.5 | 10.5% |
8th Grade English Reading (Virginia) | 76 | 70.7 | 5.3% |
End of Course Geometry (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 100 | 100 | |
End of Course Geometry (Stafford County Public Schools) | 84 | 80 | 4% |
End of Course Geometry (Virginia) | 83 | 80 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle) | 97 | 86 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Stafford County Public Schools) | 87 | 76 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia) | 86 | 80 | 6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 776 | 894 | 15.2% |
African American | 93 | 119 | 28% |
American Indian | 0 | 4 | |
Asian | 14 | 21 | 50% |
Hispanic | 90 | 155 | 72.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 3 | 200% |
White | 529 | 534 | 0.9% |
Two or More Races | 49 | 58 | 18.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26.8% | 34.7% | 7.9% |