Impact of COVID-19 on Independence Middle School
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 81st of 171 Middle schools | Ranks 32nd of 168 Middle schools | 28.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Independence Middle School) | 27 | 39.6 | 12.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools) | 33.9 | 30.9 | 3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 34.4 | 30.2 | 4.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Independence Middle School) | 52 | 64.8 | 12.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools) | 45.6 | 50.7 | 5.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 45.3 | 45.4 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Independence Middle School) | 36.3 | 45.3 | 9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools) | 39.1 | 37.4 | 1.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 36.8 | 30.7 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Independence Middle School) | 41.5 | 44 | 2.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools) | 46.2 | 41.7 | 4.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 42.6 | 38.8 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Independence Middle School) | 32.9 | 21.2 | 11.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Raleigh County Schools) | 34.4 | 30.6 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 36.6 | 28.2 | 8.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Independence Middle School) | 42.4 | 48.1 | 5.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Raleigh County Schools) | 39.8 | 47.2 | 7.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 43.9 | 42.7 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (Independence Middle School) | 29.7 | 30.1 | 0.4% |
8th Grade Science (Raleigh County Schools) | 29.1 | 30.3 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 33.1 | 27 | 6.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 450 | 477 | 6% |
African American | 7 | 7 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 429 | 454 | 5.8% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 10 | 42.9% |