Impact of COVID-19 on Science Park 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 6th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 119th of 748 Middle schools | 15.1% |
Ranks 61st of 416 High schools | Ranks 40th of 422 High schools | 5.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Science Park High School) | 93.7 | 90.2 | 3.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 43.9 | 36.8 | 7.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Science Park High School) | 89.6 | 62.7 | 26.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Newark Public School District) | 25.4 | 16.2 | 9.2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Science Park High School) | 92 | 83.3 | 8.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 43.5 | 37.2 | 6.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Science Park High School) | 64 | 62.5 | 1.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 75.6 | 45 | 30.6% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Science Park High School) | 92.7 | 86 | 6.7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 33.4 | 32.4 | 1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Science Park High School) | 76 | 83.4 | 7.4% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 17.5 | 11 | 6.5% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Science Park High School) | 56.9 | 53.7 | 3.2% |
9th Grade Geometry (Newark Public School District) | 50.3 | 33 | 17.3% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Science Park High School) | 72.3 | 78 | 5.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 20.7 | 14.8 | 5.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Science Park High School) | 54.7 | 53.7 | 1% |
End of Course Geometry (Newark Public School District) | 13.5 | 23.5 | 10% |
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 | 843 | 938 | 11.3% |
African American | 294 | 372 | 26.5% |
American Indian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Asian | 24 | 16 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 376 | 445 | 18.4% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 4 | 100% |
White | 143 | 98 | 31.5% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72.2% | 62.8% | 9.4% |