Impact of COVID-19 on Shields 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 1024th of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 1038th of 1367 Middle schools | 0.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Shields Middle School) | 15.1 | 5.1 | 10% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (City of Chicago School District 299) | 24.1 | 24.1 | |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 37.9 | 35.2 | 2.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Shields Middle School) | 11 | 1.3 | 9.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (City of Chicago School District 299) | 20.7 | 15 | 5.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.8 | 25.6 | 4.2% |
5th Grade Science (Shields Middle School) | 44.9 | 37.3 | 7.6% |
5th Grade Science (City of Chicago School District 299) | 40.7 | 39.2 | 1.5% |
5th Grade Science (Illinois) | 54.4 | 52.4 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Shields Middle School) | 12.3 | 17.5 | 5.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (City of Chicago School District 299) | 22.8 | 24.7 | 1.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Shields Middle School) | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (City of Chicago School District 299) | 17.7 | 14.6 | 3.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Shields Middle School) | 11.4 | 7.4 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (City of Chicago School District 299) | 28.2 | 29.7 | 1.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Shields Middle School) | 12.1 | 11.5 | 0.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (City of Chicago School District 299) | 21.8 | 18.7 | 3.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Shields Middle School) | 14.5 | 19.6 | 5.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (City of Chicago School District 299) | 26.2 | 31.3 | 5.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Shields Middle School) | 10.9 | 6.4 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (City of Chicago School District 299) | 24.3 | 19.5 | 4.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Shields Middle School) | 59.4 | 41.7 | 17.7% |
8th Grade Science (City of Chicago School District 299) | 40.3 | 40.3 | |
8th Grade Science (Illinois) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 591 | 443 | 25% |
African American | 11 | 6 | 45.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 567 | 436 | 23.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 10 | 1 | 90% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 0 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 95.3% | 96.6% | 1.4% |