Impact of COVID-19 on Piscataway Magnet 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 310th of 416 High schools | Ranks 292nd of 422 High schools | 5.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Piscataway Magnet School) | 37 | 46.5 | 9.5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District) | 50.1 | 59.9 | 9.8% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Piscataway Magnet School) | 7.3 | 13.3 | 6% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District) | 12.8 | 16.3 | 3.5% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Piscataway Magnet School) | 9.1 | 13.3 | 4.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District) | 13.4 | 16.3 | 2.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Piscataway Magnet School) | 4.3 | 61.5 | 57.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District) | 16 | 52.6 | 36.6% |
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 | 576 | 647 | 12.3% |
African American | 70 | 78 | 11.4% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 21 | 29 | 38.1% |
Hispanic | 370 | 423 | 14.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 114 | 116 | 1.8% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 68.9% | 63.4% | 5.6% |