Impact of COVID-19 on Sousa 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 68th of 75 Middle schools | Ranks 65th of 69 Middle schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sousa Middle School) | 12.7 | 15.2 | 2.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 38.9 | 36.3 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (District Of Columbia) | 36.5 | 31.4 | 5.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Sousa Middle School) | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 26.8 | 20.9 | 5.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (District Of Columbia) | 26.2 | 20 | 6.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sousa Middle School) | 15.7 | 15.9 | 0.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 47.6 | 40.6 | 7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (District Of Columbia) | 44 | 39 | 5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sousa Middle School) | 13.9 | 15.6 | 1.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 44.9 | 40.5 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (District Of Columbia) | 39.6 | 38.7 | 0.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Sousa Middle School) | 0 | 7.7 | 7.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (District of Columbia Public Schools) | 58.5 | 20.8 | 37.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (District Of Columbia) | 55.8 | 17.2 | 38.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 242 | 215 | 11.2% |
African American | 235 | 201 | 14.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 7 | 12 | 71.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 0 | 2 | |