Impact of COVID-19 on Senator James H Donovan 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 1071st of 1439 Middle schools | Ranks 1056th of 1500 Middle schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Senator James H Donovan Middle School) | 21 | 45.1 | 24.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Utica City School District) | 21 | 44.3 | 23.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 40 | 48 | 8% |
7th Grade Math (Senator James H Donovan Middle School) | 23 | 36.9 | 13.9% |
7th Grade Math (Utica City School District) | 22 | 42.7 | 20.7% |
7th Grade Math (New York) | 44 | 51.9 | 7.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Senator James H Donovan Middle School) | 35 | 44.4 | 9.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Utica City School District) | 36 | 49.8 | 13.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New York) | 48 | 55.2 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Math (Senator James H Donovan Middle School) | 26 | 25.5 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Math (Utica City School District) | 18 | 28.8 | 10.8% |
8th Grade Math (New York) | 33 | 40.7 | 7.7% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Senator James H Donovan Middle School) | 100 | 100 | |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Utica City School District) | 68.7 | 53.1 | 15.5% |
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York) | 71.1 | 64.6 | 6.5% |
End of Course Living Environment (Senator James H Donovan Middle School) | 100 | 97.2 | 2.8% |
End of Course Living Environment (Utica City School District) | 59.9 | 48.2 | 11.7% |
End of Course Living Environment (New York) | 73.2 | 65.7 | 7.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 739 | 730 | 1.2% |
African American | 204 | 199 | 2.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 180 | 174 | 3.3% |
Hispanic | 155 | 172 | 11% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 152 | 129 | 15.1% |
Two or More Races | 46 | 55 | 19.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 90.9% | 83.7% | 7.2% |