Impact of COVID-19 on Penns Grove 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 336th of 416 High schools | Ranks 387th of 422 High schools | 10.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Penns Grove High School) | 28.9 | 21.8 | 7.1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District) | 28.9 | 21.8 | 7.1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Penns Grove High School) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Penns Grove High School) | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District) | 11.6 | 6.3 | 5.3% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Penns Grove High School) | 11.1 | 16.7 | 5.6% |
End of Course Geometry (Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District) | 11.1 | 16.7 | 5.6% |
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 | 508 | 576 | 13.4% |
African American | 198 | 210 | 6.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 2 | |
Asian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Hispanic | 178 | 253 | 42.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 128 | 101 | 21.1% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 5 | 150% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 62.2% | 59.9% | 2.3% |