Impact of COVID-19 on Sparkman 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 150th of 437 Middle schools | Ranks 192nd of 437 Middle schools | 9.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Sparkman Middle School) | 54.9 | 26.9 | 28% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Madison County) | 63.6 | 40.5 | 23.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 45.3 | 30.8 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Sparkman Middle School) | 37.5 | 12.5 | 24.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Madison County) | 57.9 | 25.8 | 32.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 43.1 | 21 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Sparkman Middle School) | 43.8 | 10.8 | 33% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Madison County) | 58.3 | 25.1 | 33.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama) | 44.7 | 21.1 | 23.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 823 | 859 | 4.4% |
African American | 284 | 356 | 25.4% |
American Indian | 30 | 25 | 16.7% |
Asian | 11 | 7 | 36.4% |
Hispanic | 56 | 86 | 53.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 414 | 332 | 19.8% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 52 | 85.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.9% | 60.3% | 9.4% |