Impact of COVID-19 on Kawameeh 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 349th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 311th of 748 Middle schools | 5.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kawameeh Middle School) | 61 | 52.4 | 8.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Township of Union School District) | 50.8 | 40.7 | 10.1% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 56.1 | 49 | 7.1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Kawameeh Middle School) | 36.1 | 29.5 | 6.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Township of Union School District) | 34.6 | 24.9 | 9.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 40.6 | 34.3 | 6.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kawameeh Middle School) | 63.8 | 56.6 | 7.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Township of Union School District) | 57.4 | 50.8 | 6.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 55.7 | 7.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Kawameeh Middle School) | 40.3 | 31.5 | 8.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Township of Union School District) | 38.9 | 28 | 10.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 33.8 | 8.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kawameeh Middle School) | 65.4 | 56.8 | 8.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Township of Union School District) | 56.9 | 43.9 | 13% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 55.3 | 7.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Kawameeh Middle School) | 23.8 | 23.1 | 0.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Township of Union School District) | 21.3 | 10.7 | 10.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 29.3 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Kawameeh Middle School) | 98.4 | 80.6 | 17.8% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Township of Union School District) | 98.5 | 71.6 | 26.9% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 66 | 9.1% |
End of Course Algebra I (Kawameeh Middle School) | 98.4 | 80.6 | 17.8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Township of Union School District) | 37.5 | 29.8 | 7.7% |
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 | 674 | 710 | 5.3% |
African American | 224 | 235 | 4.9% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 64 | 70 | 9.4% |
Hispanic | 209 | 232 | 11% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
White | 159 | 148 | 6.9% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 23 | 53.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26.1% | 28.7% | 2.6% |