Impact of COVID-19 on Vera Risdon 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 182nd of 512 Middle schools | Ranks 214th of 539 Middle schools | 4.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 58.5 | 45.4 | 13.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Renton School District) | 49.3 | 38 | 11.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 57.8 | 47.9 | 9.9% |
6th Grade Math (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 51.8 | 37.5 | 14.3% |
6th Grade Math (Renton School District) | 40.1 | 29 | 11.1% |
6th Grade Math (Washington) | 47.7 | 38.1 | 9.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 67.2 | 52.2 | 15% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Renton School District) | 59.2 | 42.9 | 16.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 62 | 52.1 | 9.9% |
7th Grade Math (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 62.2 | 46.2 | 16% |
7th Grade Math (Renton School District) | 48.2 | 32.3 | 15.9% |
7th Grade Math (Washington) | 49.9 | 38.6 | 11.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 59.1 | 50.2 | 8.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Renton School District) | 51.3 | 41.1 | 10.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington) | 59.6 | 51.3 | 8.3% |
8th Grade Math (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 49.6 | 41.4 | 8.2% |
8th Grade Math (Renton School District) | 42.7 | 29.5 | 13.2% |
8th Grade Math (Washington) | 47.2 | 34.4 | 12.8% |
8th Grade Science (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 55.3 | 46 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Renton School District) | 45 | 37.6 | 7.5% |
8th Grade Science (Washington) | 53.1 | 43.9 | 9.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 61.5 | 49.3 | 12.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Renton School District) | 55.2 | 45.7 | 9.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Washington) | 61 | 52.9 | 8.1% |
All Grades Math (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 54.4 | 41.7 | 12.7% |
All Grades Math (Renton School District) | 47.2 | 37 | 10.2% |
All Grades Math (Washington) | 50.1 | 41 | 9% |
All Grades Science (Vera Risdon Middle School) | 55.3 | 46 | 9.3% |
All Grades Science (Renton School District) | 47.8 | 41.6 | 6.2% |
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 | 855 | 780 | 8.8% |
African American | 52 | 53 | 1.9% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 250 | 189 | 24.4% |
Hispanic | 202 | 227 | 12.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 8 | 700% |
White | 271 | 211 | 22.1% |
Two or More Races | 75 | 90 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38% | 44.1% | 6.1% |