Impact of COVID-19 on Somerville 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 225th of 416 High schools | Ranks 190th of 422 High schools | 9.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville High School) | 55.2 | 57.7 | 2.5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville Public School District) | 55.2 | 57.2 | 2% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Somerville High School) | 18 | 20.4 | 2.4% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Somerville Public School District) | 18 | 20.3 | 2.3% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Somerville High School) | 46.4 | 24.4 | 22% |
9th Grade Geometry (Somerville Public School District) | 46.4 | 24.4 | 22% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 50 | 9.1% |
9th Grade Algebra II (Somerville High School) | 88.3 | 60 | 28.3% |
9th Grade Algebra II (Somerville Public School District) | 88.3 | 60 | 28.3% |
9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey) | 77.6 | 65.8 | 11.8% |
10th Grade Algebra I (Somerville High School) | 5.3 | 0 | 5.3% |
10th Grade Algebra I (Somerville Public School District) | 5.3 | 0 | 5.3% |
10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 7.8 | 13.2 | 5.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Somerville High School) | 16.7 | 17.8 | 1.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Somerville Public School District) | 22.6 | 22.5 | 0.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Somerville High School) | 21.1 | 24.1 | 3% |
End of Course Geometry (Somerville Public School District) | 22.5 | 25.8 | 3.3% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 51.2 | 19% |
End of Course Algebra II (Somerville High School) | 54.7 | 61.1 | 6.4% |
End of Course Algebra II (Somerville Public School District) | 54.7 | 61.1 | 6.4% |
End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey) | 56.3 | 61.7 | 5.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1195 | 1109 | 7.2% |
African American | 91 | 86 | 5.5% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 94 | 75 | 20.2% |
Hispanic | 258 | 261 | 1.2% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 742 | 631 | 15% |
Two or More Races | 8 | 51 | 537.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 18.8% | 16.1% | 2.8% |