Impact of COVID-19 on Watford City 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 19th of 23 Middle schools | Ranks 20th of 27 Middle schools | 8.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades Mathematics (Watford City Middle School) | 39 | 33 | 6% |
All Grades Mathematics (McKenzie County 1) | 32 | 34 | 2% |
All Grades Mathematics (North Dakota) | 45 | 39 | 6% |
All Grades Reading (Watford City Middle School) | 43 | 38 | 5% |
All Grades Reading (McKenzie County 1) | 40 | 37 | 3% |
All Grades Reading (North Dakota) | 47 | 44 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 398 | 455 | 14.3% |
African American | 11 | 12 | 9.1% |
American Indian | 19 | 24 | 26.3% |
Asian | 4 | 7 | 75% |
Hispanic | 76 | 104 | 36.8% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 4 | |
White | 278 | 291 | 4.7% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 13 | 116.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 15.1% | 33.2% | 18.1% |