Impact of COVID-19 on Absegami 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 230th of 416 High schools | Ranks 277th of 422 High schools | 10.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Absegami High School) | 41.6 | 30.9 | 10.7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District) | 43.5 | 44.4 | 0.9% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Absegami High School) | 24.2 | 16.1 | 8.1% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District) | 22.2 | 11.8 | 10.4% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Absegami High School) | 61.4 | 48.1 | 13.3% |
9th Grade Geometry (Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District) | 57.3 | 41.6 | 15.7% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Absegami High School) | 22 | 15.7 | 6.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District) | 21 | 11.6 | 9.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Absegami High School) | 21.9 | 48.1 | 26.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District) | 19.8 | 41.6 | 21.8% |
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 | 1153 | 1125 | 2.4% |
African American | 194 | 256 | 32% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 192 | 113 | 41.1% |
Hispanic | 233 | 268 | 15% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 4 | |
White | 501 | 443 | 11.6% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 39 | 39.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.3% | 51.6% | 3.2% |