Impact of COVID-19 on Wasilla 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 83rd of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 85th of 96 Middle schools | 4.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wasilla Middle School) | 34.1 | 24.9 | 9.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 48.4 | 37.9 | 10.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 45.5 | 38.1 | 7.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Wasilla Middle School) | 23 | 13.1 | 9.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 33.7 | 25.6 | 8.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.1 | 26.1 | 8.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wasilla Middle School) | 41.9 | 22.7 | 19.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 50.1 | 28.6 | 21.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 43.2 | 26.5 | 16.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wasilla Middle School) | 25.8 | 17 | 8.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 31.2 | 21.4 | 9.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 29.1 | 18.7 | 10.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wasilla Middle School) | 28.2 | 25.8 | 2.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 40.8 | 31.5 | 9.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 35.8 | 29.1 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wasilla Middle School) | 17.7 | 10.2 | 7.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 28.6 | 12.6 | 15.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 27.4 | 12.4 | 15.1% |
8th Grade Science (Wasilla Middle School) | 37.1 | 29.5 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 48.6 | 38.3 | 10.4% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 35 | 8.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wasilla Middle School) | 35 | 24.5 | 10.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 45.5 | 32.6 | 13% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Wasilla Middle School) | 22.3 | 13.4 | 8.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 41.2 | 26.4 | 14.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Wasilla Middle School) | 37.1 | 29.5 | 7.6% |
All Grades Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 51 | 43.9 | 7.1% |
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 | 648 | 610 | 5.9% |
African American | 14 | 3 | 78.6% |
American Indian | 129 | 63 | 51.2% |
Asian | 11 | 13 | 18.2% |
Hispanic | 19 | 43 | 126.3% |
Pacific Islander | 12 | 7 | 41.7% |
White | 422 | 383 | 9.2% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 98 | 139% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 56.9% | 43.8% | 13.2% |