Impact of COVID-19 on Randy Smith 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 27th of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 60th of 96 Middle schools | 35.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Randy Smith Middle School) | 48.3 | 25.4 | 22.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 43.5 | 26.5 | 17% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 43.2 | 26.5 | 16.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Randy Smith Middle School) | 38.1 | 20.5 | 17.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 32.6 | 20.3 | 12.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 29.1 | 18.7 | 10.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Randy Smith Middle School) | 57.9 | 36.3 | 21.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 37.5 | 33.1 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Alaska) | 35.8 | 29.1 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Randy Smith Middle School) | 44.3 | 20.7 | 23.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 30.3 | 16.3 | 14.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alaska) | 27.4 | 12.4 | 15.1% |
8th Grade Science (Randy Smith Middle School) | 67.1 | 49.3 | 17.9% |
8th Grade Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 50.3 | 40.9 | 9.4% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 35 | 8.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Randy Smith Middle School) | 53 | 31 | 21.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 41.8 | 32 | 9.9% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Alaska) | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Randy Smith Middle School) | 41.1 | 20.6 | 20.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 39.3 | 24.6 | 14.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Alaska) | 35.7 | 22.9 | 12.8% |
All Grades Science (Randy Smith Middle School) | 67.1 | 49.3 | 17.9% |
All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 51.2 | 43.7 | 7.5% |
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 | 290 | 407 | 40.3% |
African American | 9 | 2 | 77.8% |
American Indian | 26 | 40 | 53.8% |
Asian | 7 | 8 | 14.3% |
Hispanic | 17 | 27 | 58.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 3 | |
White | 179 | 254 | 41.9% |
Two or More Races | 52 | 73 | 40.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 28.6% | 28% | 0.6% |