Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing 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 545th of 2193 Middle schools | Ranks 1164th of 2330 Middle schools | 25.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Reading (Pershing Middle) | 45 | 53 | 8% |
6th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 31 | 42 | 11% |
6th Grade Reading (Texas) | 35 | 50 | 15% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Middle) | 52 | 32 | 20% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 29 | 10% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 45 | 37 | 8% |
7th Grade Reading (Pershing Middle) | 52 | 50 | 2% |
7th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 44 | 45 | 1% |
7th Grade Reading (Texas) | 47 | 52 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Middle) | 42 | 27 | 15% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 29 | 10% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 41 | 35 | 6% |
8th Grade Reading (Pershing Middle) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
8th Grade Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 47 | 47 | |
8th Grade Reading (Texas) | 53 | 56 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Middle) | 59 | 34 | 25% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 45 | 28 | 17% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Texas) | 55 | 44 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (Pershing Middle) | 56 | 35 | 21% |
8th Grade Science (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 39 | 34 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Texas) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Pershing Middle) | 41 | 33 | 8% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 27 | 23 | 4% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Texas) | 35 | 31 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Pershing Middle) | 99 | 88 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 50 | 34 | 16% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Pershing Middle) | 100 | 98 | 2% |
End of Course Biology (Houston Independent School District (Isd)) | 51 | 40 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1771 | 1390 | 21.5% |
African American | 577 | 449 | 22.2% |
American Indian | 8 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 119 | 85 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 655 | 570 | 13% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 2 | 60% |
White | 367 | 240 | 34.6% |
Two or More Races | 40 | 44 | 10% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 51.9% | 60.4% | 8.4% |