Impact of COVID-19 on Reginald M. Benton Middle
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 1192nd of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 1269th of 2788 Middle schools | 1.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Reginald M. Benton Middle) | 54.1 | 39.9 | 14.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) | 45 | 37.1 | 7.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Reginald M. Benton Middle) | 29.8 | 30.8 | 1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) | 34.9 | 26.1 | 8.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Reginald M. Benton Middle) | 46.2 | 44.2 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) | 46.7 | 43.5 | 3.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Reginald M. Benton Middle) | 31.4 | 17.2 | 14.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) | 31.6 | 22.3 | 9.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Reginald M. Benton Middle) | 54 | 52.3 | 1.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) | 46.2 | 46.4 | 0.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Reginald M. Benton Middle) | 21.8 | 24.8 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) | 28.5 | 25.8 | 2.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Reginald M. Benton Middle) | 33.7 | 24.6 | 9.1% |
8th Grade Science (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) | 23.6 | 25.3 | 1.7% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 538 | 678 | 26% |
African American | 16 | 17 | 6.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 31 | 56 | 80.6% |
Hispanic | 387 | 469 | 21.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
White | 95 | 109 | 14.7% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 24 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.8% | 45.4% | 18.3% |