Impact of COVID-19 on William C. McGinnis Middle 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 613th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 617th of 748 Middle schools | 0.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 38.4 | 22.4 | 16% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 42.4 | 25.4 | 17% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 57.9 | 53.2 | 4.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 20.7 | 8 | 12.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 24.9 | 10.7 | 14.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 46.8 | 40.1 | 6.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 30.1 | 24.1 | 6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 36.3 | 27.6 | 8.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 12.7 | 4.7 | 8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 16.6 | 7.8 | 8.8% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 38.4 | 28.1 | 10.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 40.1 | 34.6 | 5.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 15.8 | 7.4 | 8.4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 18.9 | 11.1 | 7.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 44.4 | 42.5 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 41.3 | 44.2 | 2.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 18.5 | 8.5 | 10% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 21.1 | 8.1 | 13% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 88 | 79.2 | 8.8% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 88 | 63.1 | 24.9% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (William C. McGinnis Middle School) | 88 | 79.2 | 8.8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Perth Amboy Public School District) | 23.2 | 16 | 7.2% |
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 | 1508 | 1230 | 18.4% |
African American | 44 | 30 | 31.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
Hispanic | 1446 | 1184 | 18.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 8 | 5 | 37.5% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 7 | 250% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 94.1% | 87.6% | 6.5% |