Impact of COVID-19 on Meridian 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 350th of 512 Middle schools | Ranks 365th of 539 Middle schools | 0.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Meridian Middle School) | 57.9 | 43 | 14.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kent School District) | 56.1 | 49.1 | 7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 62 | 52.1 | 9.9% |
7th Grade Math (Meridian Middle School) | 43 | 31.3 | 11.6% |
7th Grade Math (Kent School District) | 42.2 | 35.2 | 7% |
7th Grade Math (Washington) | 49.9 | 38.6 | 11.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Meridian Middle School) | 48.5 | 41.7 | 6.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kent School District) | 53.4 | 45.7 | 7.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 59.6 | 51.3 | 8.3% |
8th Grade Math (Meridian Middle School) | 38.1 | 20.8 | 17.3% |
8th Grade Math (Kent School District) | 42.4 | 27.6 | 14.8% |
8th Grade Math (Washington) | 47.2 | 34.4 | 12.8% |
8th Grade Science (Meridian Middle School) | 43.6 | 39.9 | 3.7% |
8th Grade Science (Kent School District) | 46 | 35.7 | 10.4% |
8th Grade Science (Washington) | 53.1 | 43.9 | 9.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Meridian Middle School) | 53.2 | 42.4 | 10.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Kent School District) | 57.4 | 48.1 | 9.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Washington) | 61 | 52.9 | 8.1% |
All Grades Math (Meridian Middle School) | 40.5 | 26.3 | 14.3% |
All Grades Math (Kent School District) | 47.1 | 35.7 | 11.4% |
All Grades Math (Washington) | 50.1 | 41 | 9% |
All Grades Science (Meridian Middle School) | 43.6 | 39.9 | 3.7% |
All Grades Science (Kent School District) | 47.9 | 43.3 | 4.6% |
All Grades Science (Washington) | 52.7 | 48.8 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 556 | 560 | 0.7% |
African American | 74 | 83 | 12.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 161 | 164 | 1.9% |
Hispanic | 131 | 144 | 9.9% |
Pacific Islander | 15 | 15 | |
White | 133 | 104 | 21.8% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 49 | 19.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 62.9% | 69.5% | 6.5% |