Impact of COVID-19 on F. Niel Postlethwait 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 18th of 52 Middle schools | Ranks 29th of 53 Middle schools | 20.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School) | 56.1 | 25.9 | 30.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Caesar Rodney School District) | 63.7 | 35.5 | 28.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 51.9 | 35 | 16.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School) | 36.4 | 15.5 | 20.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Caesar Rodney School District) | 38.4 | 20.7 | 17.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 37.6 | 26.5 | 11.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School) | 63.8 | 40.2 | 23.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Caesar Rodney School District) | 62.3 | 42 | 20.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 54.6 | 42.6 | 12% |
7th Grade Mathematics (F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School) | 41.9 | 28.8 | 13.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Caesar Rodney School District) | 40.5 | 26.1 | 14.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 41 | 28.9 | 12.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School) | 67.6 | 47.9 | 19.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Caesar Rodney School District) | 61.2 | 44.2 | 17% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 52.1 | 41.3 | 10.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School) | 59 | 22.5 | 36.5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Caesar Rodney School District) | 46.5 | 22.6 | 24% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 38 | 24.3 | 13.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 899 | 629 | 30% |
African American | 230 | 174 | 24.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 34 | 36 | 5.9% |
Hispanic | 70 | 86 | 22.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 491 | 285 | 42% |
Two or More Races | 71 | 46 | 35.2% |