Impact of COVID-19 on Plank Junior High
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 531st of 1356 Middle schools | Ranks 622nd of 1367 Middle schools | 6.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Plank Junior High) | 33.5 | 29.7 | 3.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 308) | 39.8 | 37.8 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 34.2 | 0.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Plank Junior High) | 21.6 | 24.3 | 2.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 308) | 32.9 | 29.5 | 3.4% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 23.4 | 1.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Plank Junior High) | 39 | 45.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 308) | 47.8 | 45.2 | 2.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 37.9 | 3.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Plank Junior High) | 25.6 | 17.7 | 7.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 308) | 34.9 | 30.4 | 4.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Plank Junior High) | 43 | 30.2 | 12.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 308) | 48.5 | 47.6 | 0.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 40.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Plank Junior High) | 32.6 | 14 | 18.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 308) | 41.8 | 27.4 | 14.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 25.7 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Science (Plank Junior High) | 58.9 | 50.5 | 8.4% |
8th Grade Science (Cusd 308) | 62.1 | 57.5 | 4.6% |
8th Grade Science (Illinois) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 837 | 624 | 25.4% |
African American | 78 | 67 | 14.1% |
American Indian | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Asian | 21 | 33 | 57.1% |
Hispanic | 309 | 204 | 34% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 391 | 292 | 25.3% |
Two or More Races | 34 | 26 | 23.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.2% | 39.3% | 3.1% |