Impact of COVID-19 on University 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 611th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 289th of 748 Middle schools | 43.4% |
Ranks 367th of 416 High schools | Ranks 303rd of 422 High schools | 16.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade English Language Arts (University High School) | 7.1 | 81.8 | 74.7% |
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 Mathematics (University High School) | 7.1 | 27.3 | 20.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Newark Public School District) | 25.5 | 10.9 | 14.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (University High School) | 22.3 | 49 | 26.7% |
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 (University High School) | 6.7 | 11.3 | 4.6% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 17.5 | 11 | 6.5% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
End of Course Algebra I (University High School) | 6.5 | 11.2 | 4.7% |
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% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 505 | 426 | 15.6% |
African American | 405 | 343 | 15.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 3 | |
Asian | 6 | 5 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 93 | 74 | 20.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 1 | 1 | |
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.1% | 83.6% | 16.4% |