Impact of COVID-19 on Homer 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 5th of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 19th of 96 Middle schools | 14.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Homer Middle School) | 71.7 | 48.8 | 23% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 53.8 | 31.2 | 22.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 43.2 | 26.5 | 16.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Homer Middle School) | 61 | 37.2 | 23.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 35.6 | 21.3 | 14.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 29.1 | 18.7 | 10.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Homer Middle School) | 62.1 | 45.1 | 17% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 44.9 | 31.7 | 13.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 35.8 | 29.1 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Homer Middle School) | 51.2 | 27 | 24.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 34.8 | 15.9 | 18.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 27.4 | 12.4 | 15.1% |
8th Grade Science (Homer Middle School) | 70.1 | 60 | 10.1% |
8th Grade Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 53.1 | 36.8 | 16.3% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 35 | 8.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Homer Middle School) | 67.2 | 46.8 | 20.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 47.7 | 33.9 | 13.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Homer Middle School) | 56.5 | 31.7 | 24.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 40.9 | 24.9 | 16.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Homer Middle School) | 70.1 | 60 | 10.1% |
All Grades Science (Kenai Peninsula Borough School District) | 55 | 42.7 | 12.3% |
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 | 194 | 178 | 8.2% |
African American | 0 | 0 | |
American Indian | 8 | 9 | 12.5% |
Asian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 10 | 6 | 40% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 156 | 134 | 14.1% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 27 | 80% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.5% | 33.1% | 0.7% |