Impact of COVID-19 on Wirth/Parks 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wirth/Parks Middle School) | 3 | 6.5 | 3.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cahokia CUSD 187) | 3.8 | 6.7 | 2.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wirth/Parks Middle School) | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cahokia CUSD 187) | 3.4 | 2 | 1.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 229 | 617 | 169.4% |
African American | 208 | 552 | 165.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 4 | 8 | 100% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 9 | 18 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 37 | 362.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 95.6% | 95.8% | 0.2% |