Impact of COVID-19 on Paul L. Cato 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 1414th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 1045th of 2802 Middle schools | 14.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Paul L. Cato Middle) | 34.5 | 40.8 | 6.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City) | 32.6 | 26.7 | 5.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Paul L. Cato Middle) | 24.4 | 27.2 | 2.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City) | 20.6 | 13.8 | 6.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (California) | 38.5 | 33.2 | 5.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Paul L. Cato Middle) | 54.2 | 50 | 4.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City) | 37.1 | 28.9 | 8.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Paul L. Cato Middle) | 29.8 | 32.7 | 2.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City) | 18.8 | 13.8 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Paul L. Cato Middle) | 49.5 | 49.6 | 0.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bakersfield City) | 33.4 | 26.7 | 6.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Paul L. Cato Middle) | 24.6 | 31.4 | 6.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bakersfield City) | 17.9 | 10 | 8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Paul L. Cato Middle) | 23.5 | 27.9 | 4.4% |
8th Grade Science (Bakersfield City) | 15.3 | 14 | 1.3% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 988 | 629 | 36.3% |
African American | 32 | 21 | 34.4% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 19 | 24 | 26.3% |
Hispanic | 749 | 459 | 38.7% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 164 | 105 | 36% |
Two or More Races | 21 | 18 | 14.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72.8% | 56.9% | 15.9% |