Impact of COVID-19 on Dean Rusk 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 (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 93rd of 559 Middle schools | Ranks 79th of 542 Middle schools | 2.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 63.6 | 57.2 | 6.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County) | 58.3 | 53 | 5.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 46 | 41.9 | 4.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 57.3 | 44.6 | 12.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County) | 52.1 | 38.9 | 13.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 40 | 30.4 | 9.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 57.4 | 51.7 | 5.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County) | 51 | 51 | |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 39 | 39.3 | 0.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 55.3 | 49 | 6.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County) | 53.2 | 47.3 | 5.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 43 | 36.3 | 6.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 70.6 | 58 | 12.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cherokee County) | 62 | 50 | 12% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia) | 47 | 41.4 | 5.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 42.9 | 47.2 | 4.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cherokee County) | 42.1 | 42.6 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia) | 35 | 31.8 | 3.2% |
8th Grade Science (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 33.2 | 21.8 | 11.4% |
8th Grade Science (Cherokee County) | 35.8 | 25.9 | 9.9% |
8th Grade Science (Georgia) | 32 | 27.2 | 4.8% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 56.5 | 45.4 | 11.1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Cherokee County) | 52.4 | 43.3 | 9.1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia) | 41 | 34.7 | 6.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Dean Rusk Middle School) | 86.9 | 88.2 | 1.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Cherokee County) | 51.4 | 38 | 13.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia) | 41.1 | 30.2 | 10.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1543 | 1520 | 1.5% |
African American | 99 | 95 | 4% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 23 | 30 | 30.4% |
Hispanic | 223 | 243 | 9% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Two or More Races | 60 | 61 | 1.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24.2% | 23.8% | 0.5% |