Impact of COVID-19 on Chester 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 281st of 315 Middle schools | Ranks 275th of 325 Middle schools | 4.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Science (Chester Middle) | 17.2 | 18.8 | 1.6% |
6th Grade Science (Chester 01) | 27.4 | 23.5 | 3.9% |
6th Grade Science (South Carolina) | 47.1 | 43 | 4.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Chester Middle) | 20.4 | 28.9 | 8.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 26.6 | 39.7 | 13.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 41.1 | 53.4 | 12.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chester Middle) | 13.2 | 16.7 | 3.5% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 19.1 | 20 | 0.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 43.9 | 36.7 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chester Middle) | 22.4 | 29.2 | 6.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 27.2 | 41.7 | 14.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44 | 50.1 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chester Middle) | 13.8 | 9.4 | 4.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 12.7 | 16.3 | 3.6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 35.3 | 31 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chester Middle) | 30.6 | 39.2 | 8.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chester 01) | 35.8 | 46.4 | 10.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina) | 44.5 | 53.1 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chester Middle) | 9.7 | 14.2 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Chester 01) | 12.6 | 19.7 | 7.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina) | 36.6 | 31.6 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Chester Middle) | 78.3 | 95.2 | 16.9% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Chester 01) | 60 | 67 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 588 | 517 | 12.1% |
African American | 370 | 321 | 13.2% |
American Indian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 21 | 33 | 57.1% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 170 | 133 | 21.8% |
Two or More Races | 19 | 30 | 57.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |