Impact of COVID-19 on Blatchley 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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 41st of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 34th of 96 Middle schools | 6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Blatchley Middle School) | 59.8 | 49.3 | 10.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sitka School District) | 59.2 | 50 | 9.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 45.5 | 38.1 | 7.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Blatchley Middle School) | 48 | 53.5 | 5.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Sitka School District) | 47.5 | 54.2 | 6.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.1 | 26.1 | 8.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Blatchley Middle School) | 57.9 | 32.2 | 25.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sitka School District) | 57.3 | 32.2 | 25.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 43.2 | 26.5 | 16.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Blatchley Middle School) | 23.4 | 25.6 | 2.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Sitka School District) | 23.2 | 25.6 | 2.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 29.1 | 18.7 | 10.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Blatchley Middle School) | 48.2 | 45.1 | 3.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sitka School District) | 47 | 45.1 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 35.8 | 29.1 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Blatchley Middle School) | 41 | 24.7 | 16.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Sitka School District) | 40 | 24.7 | 15.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 27.4 | 12.4 | 15.1% |
8th Grade Science (Blatchley Middle School) | 59.5 | 48.9 | 10.6% |
8th Grade Science (Sitka School District) | 58 | 48.9 | 9.1% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 35 | 8.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Blatchley Middle School) | 55.7 | 41.7 | 14% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Sitka School District) | 55.7 | 40.6 | 15.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Blatchley Middle School) | 37.5 | 33.2 | 4.3% |
All Grades Mathematics (Sitka School District) | 46.7 | 37.9 | 8.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Blatchley Middle School) | 59.5 | 48.9 | 10.6% |
All Grades Science (Sitka School District) | 55.4 | 55.4 | |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 38.1 | 6.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 283 | 265 | 6.4% |
African American | 2 | 5 | 150% |
American Indian | 87 | 78 | 10.3% |
Asian | 19 | 22 | 15.8% |
Hispanic | 12 | 16 | 33.3% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 2 | 75% |
White | 138 | 127 | 8% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 15 | 11.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.3% | 38.5% | 2.9% |