Impact of COVID-19 on Patrick F. Healy Middle 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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Patrick F. Healy Middle School) | 30.3 | 31.9 | 1.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (East Orange School District) | 44.9 | 34.1 | 10.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Patrick F. Healy Middle School) | 8.2 | 4.2 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (East Orange School District) | 15.3 | 6.9 | 8.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 392 | 330 | 15.8% |
African American | 347 | 276 | 20.5% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 41 | 47 | 14.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 0 | 3 | |
Two or More Races | 2 | 4 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 64.5% | 61.8% | 2.7% |