Impact of COVID-19 on Wellesley Middle
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 26th of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 6th of 501 Middle schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wellesley Middle) | 81 | 70.5 | 10.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wellesley) | 80 | 69.7 | 10.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 54 | 42.3 | 11.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Wellesley Middle) | 74 | 72.3 | 1.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Wellesley) | 74 | 71.2 | 2.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wellesley Middle) | 71 | 84.5 | 13.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wellesley) | 69 | 83.8 | 14.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 48 | 40.5 | 7.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wellesley Middle) | 73 | 79.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Wellesley) | 71 | 78.2 | 7.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 48 | 38.1 | 9.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wellesley Middle) | 81 | 75.1 | 5.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wellesley) | 81 | 74.5 | 6.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wellesley Middle) | 75 | 74.8 | 0.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Wellesley) | 75 | 73.5 | 1.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Wellesley Middle) | 79 | 82.1 | 3.1% |
8th Grade Science (Wellesley) | 79 | 80.9 | 1.9% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wellesley Middle) | 78 | 76.7 | 1.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wellesley) | 80 | 75.5 | 4.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Wellesley Middle) | 74 | 75.5 | 1.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Wellesley) | 74 | 77.1 | 3.1% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Wellesley Middle) | 79 | 82.1 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Wellesley) | 73 | 76.7 | 3.7% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1159 | 922 | 20.4% |
African American | 42 | 40 | 4.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 162 | 157 | 3.1% |
Hispanic | 64 | 57 | 10.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 818 | 580 | 29.1% |
Two or More Races | 71 | 88 | 23.9% |