Impact of COVID-19 on University 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.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 704th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 682nd of 748 Middle schools | 3.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (University Middle School) | 22.2 | 24.1 | 1.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Irvington Public School District) | 26 | 23 | 3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (University Middle School) | 11 | 7.4 | 3.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Irvington Public School District) | 12.8 | 9.2 | 3.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (University Middle School) | 24.8 | 18.8 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Irvington Public School District) | 34.1 | 26.1 | 8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (University Middle School) | 11.6 | 4.9 | 6.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Irvington Public School District) | 12.4 | 7.6 | 4.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (University Middle School) | 25 | 25.7 | 0.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Irvington Public School District) | 31.9 | 27.6 | 4.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (University Middle School) | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Irvington Public School District) | 3.6 | 4 | 0.4% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (University Middle School) | 25 | 53.8 | 28.8% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Irvington Public School District) | 26.4 | 45.4 | 19% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (University Middle School) | 25 | 53.8 | 28.8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Irvington Public School District) | 6.6 | 9.7 | 3.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 758 | 720 | 5% |
African American | 604 | 512 | 15.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Hispanic | 151 | 199 | 31.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 1 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.3% | 45.7% | 42.6% |