Impact of COVID-19 on Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
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 154th of 1099 Middle schools | Ranks 340th of 1177 Middle schools | 14.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 71 | 69 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 48 | 43 | 5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 54 | 52 | 2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 77 | 67 | 10% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 47 | 37 | 10% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 55 | 49 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 73 | 70 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 42 | 38 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 52 | 48 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 74 | 64 | 10% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 39 | 35 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 54 | 46 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 82 | 73 | 9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 48 | 41 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 56 | 49 | 7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 53 | 22 | 31% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Polk) | 35 | 32 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 46 | 42 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 72 | 61 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (Polk) | 41 | 33 | 8% |
8th Grade Science (Florida) | 48 | 44 | 4% |
End of Course Civics (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 90 | 83 | 7% |
End of Course Civics (Polk) | 70 | 65 | 5% |
End of Course Civics (Florida) | 71 | 66 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 98 | 86 | 12% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Polk) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Lawton Chiles Middle Academy) | 100 | 90 | 10% |
End of Course Geometry (Polk) | 54 | 37 | 17% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 649 | 649 | |
African American | 126 | 143 | 13.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 52 | 47 | 9.6% |
Hispanic | 142 | 135 | 4.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 312 | 298 | 4.5% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 25 | 47.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26% | 32.7% | 6.6% |