Impact of COVID-19 on Ponchatoula 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 269th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 281st of 465 Middle schools | 0.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 55 | 48 | 7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Tangipahoa Parish) | 50 | 42 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 69 | 64 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Tangipahoa Parish) | 66 | 57 | 9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 56 | 51 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Tangipahoa Parish) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 46 | 38 | 8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Tangipahoa Parish) | 40 | 36 | 4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 67 | 62 | 5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Tangipahoa Parish) | 63 | 56 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 57 | 51 | 6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Tangipahoa Parish) | 50 | 45 | 5% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 813 | 770 | 5.3% |
African American | 278 | 268 | 3.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 5 | 5 | |
Hispanic | 40 | 56 | 40% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 447 | 393 | 12.1% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 46 | 12.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 39.9% | 59.7% | 19.9% |