Impact of COVID-19 on Bernards 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 136th of 416 High schools | Ranks 60th of 422 High schools | 18.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Bernards High School) | 66.5 | 77.8 | 11.3% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Somerset Hills Regional School District) | 66.1 | 77.8 | 11.7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Bernards High School) | 33.9 | 45.6 | 11.7% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Somerset Hills Regional School District) | 33.6 | 45.6 | 12% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Bernards High School) | 75 | 74.3 | 0.7% |
9th Grade Geometry (Somerset Hills Regional School District) | 75 | 74.3 | 0.7% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Bernards High School) | 31.3 | 41.8 | 10.5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Somerset Hills Regional School District) | 53.3 | 53.7 | 0.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Bernards High School) | 45 | 73.2 | 28.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Somerset Hills Regional School District) | 45 | 75.3 | 30.3% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 51.2 | 19% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 859 | 812 | 5.5% |
African American | 9 | 9 | |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 58 | 51 | 12.1% |
Hispanic | 170 | 188 | 10.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 608 | 543 | 10.7% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 19 | 35.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 11.8% | 11.9% | 0.2% |