Impact of COVID-19 on Waterville 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 55th of 86 Middle schools | Ranks 59th of 96 Middle schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
All Grades English Language Arts (Waterville Junior High School) | 53.6 | 82.4 | 28.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Waterville Public Schools) | 51 | 80.1 | 29.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Maine) | 55.9 | 83.8 | 27.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Waterville Junior High School) | 28.1 | 80.1 | 51.9% |
All Grades Mathematics (Waterville Public Schools) | 30.4 | 76.9 | 46.5% |
All Grades Mathematics (Maine) | 35.7 | 81.3 | 45.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 376 | 338 | 10.1% |
African American | 8 | 4 | 50% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 2 | 5 | 150% |
Hispanic | 19 | 24 | 26.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 321 | 283 | 11.8% |
Two or More Races | 24 | 21 | 12.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.3% | 52.4% | 10.9% |