Impact of COVID-19 on Knox 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 717th of 737 Middle schools | Ranks 757th of 784 Middle schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Knox Middle) | 13.1 | 7.9 | 5.2% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools) | 36.8 | 32.9 | 3.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 52.3 | 6.5% |
6th Grade Reading (Knox Middle) | 24 | 15.7 | 8.3% |
6th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools) | 44.6 | 33 | 11.6% |
6th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 60 | 49.3 | 10.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Knox Middle) | 8.9 | 18.7 | 9.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools) | 33.5 | 28.5 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina) | 58.4 | 50.1 | 8.3% |
7th Grade Reading (Knox Middle) | 23.5 | 30.3 | 6.8% |
7th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools) | 42 | 33.5 | 8.5% |
7th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 58.8 | 50.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Reading (Knox Middle) | 30.8 | 16.7 | 14.1% |
8th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools) | 39 | 33.3 | 5.7% |
8th Grade Reading (North Carolina) | 55.6 | 51 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Knox Middle) | 42.2 | 20.9 | 21.3% |
8th Grade Science (Rowan-Salisbury Schools) | 64.3 | 49.9 | 14.4% |
8th Grade Science (North Carolina) | 78.6 | 70.3 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 609 | 514 | 15.6% |
African American | 313 | 253 | 19.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 8 | 2 | 75% |
Hispanic | 152 | 147 | 3.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 97 | 67 | 30.9% |
Two or More Races | 39 | 43 | 10.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99% | 94.9% | 4.1% |