Impact of COVID-19 on King 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 64th of 86 Middle schools | Ranks 91st of 96 Middle schools | 20.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades English Language Arts (King Middle School) | 52.3 | 77 | 24.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Portland Public Schools) | 55.4 | 80.5 | 25.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Maine) | 55.9 | 83.8 | 27.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (King Middle School) | 26.3 | 61.8 | 35.6% |
All Grades Mathematics (Portland Public Schools) | 35 | 70.8 | 35.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Maine) | 35.7 | 81.3 | 45.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 497 | 453 | 8.9% |
African American | 170 | 170 | |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 13 | 20 | 53.8% |
Hispanic | 59 | 68 | 15.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 228 | 166 | 27.2% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 27 | 3.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 56.9% | 60.7% | 3.8% |