Impact of COVID-19 on William L Dickinson 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 349th of 416 High schools | Ranks 337th of 422 High schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (William L Dickinson High School) | 27.1 | 29.6 | 2.5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools) | 40.6 | 41.4 | 0.8% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (William L Dickinson High School) | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.2% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Jersey City Public Schools) | 11.6 | 13.1 | 1.5% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (William L Dickinson High School) | 9.7 | 25 | 15.3% |
9th Grade Geometry (Jersey City Public Schools) | 48.1 | 62.6 | 14.5% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (William L Dickinson High School) | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Jersey City Public Schools) | 29.9 | 26.9 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (William L Dickinson High School) | 5.4 | 25 | 19.6% |
End of Course Geometry (Jersey City Public Schools) | 17.6 | 60.9 | 43.3% |
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 | 1792 | 2024 | 12.9% |
African American | 273 | 329 | 20.5% |
American Indian | 5 | 14 | 180% |
Asian | 379 | 326 | 14% |
Hispanic | 842 | 1006 | 19.5% |
Pacific Islander | 14 | 22 | 57.1% |
White | 273 | 308 | 12.8% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 19 | 216.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.4% | 59.3% | 8.1% |