Impact of COVID-19 on Samuel E. Shull 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 594th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 597th of 748 Middle schools | 0.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 37.9 | 25.6 | 12.3% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 23.1 | 11.3 | 11.8% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 30.9 | 20 | 10.9% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 17.3 | 9.9 | 7.4% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 41.7 | 34.9 | 6.8% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 22.2 | 12 | 10.2% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 38.2 | 39.9 | 1.7% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 24.1 | 8.9 | 15.2% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 88 | 84.6 | 3.4% |
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 (Samuel E. Shull Middle School) | 88 | 84.6 | 3.4% |
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 | 1399 | 1310 | 6.4% |
African American | 131 | 76 | 42% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 8 | 60% |
Hispanic | 1230 | 1199 | 2.5% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 24 | 19 | 20.8% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 8 | 14.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 87.5% | 80.5% | 7% |