Impact of COVID-19 on Paul Harding Junior High 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 398th of 470 Middle schools | Ranks 368th of 489 Middle schools | 9.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Harding Junior High School) | 35.8 | 23.3 | 12.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (East Allen County Schools) | 55 | 40.6 | 14.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 49.7 | 39.5 | 10.2% |
7th Grade Math (Paul Harding Junior High School) | 23.2 | 18.4 | 4.9% |
7th Grade Math (East Allen County Schools) | 42.8 | 36.2 | 6.6% |
7th Grade Math (Indiana) | 42 | 32.9 | 9.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Paul Harding Junior High School) | 31.6 | 28.3 | 3.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (East Allen County Schools) | 54.3 | 43.6 | 10.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Indiana) | 50.7 | 43.8 | 6.9% |
8th Grade Math (Paul Harding Junior High School) | 17.5 | 12.7 | 4.8% |
8th Grade Math (East Allen County Schools) | 36.5 | 26.6 | 9.9% |
8th Grade Math (Indiana) | 38 | 31.4 | 6.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 393 | 430 | 9.4% |
African American | 116 | 110 | 5.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 178 | 212 | 19.1% |
Hispanic | 48 | 65 | 35.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 19 | 25 | 31.6% |
Two or More Races | 32 | 18 | 43.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 90.8% | 88.1% | 2.7% |