Impact of COVID-19 on South Mountain 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 692nd of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 790th of 893 Middle schools | 10.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (South Mountain Middle School) | 20 | 16.1 | 3.9% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Mountain Middle School) | 37.9 | 23.6 | 14.3% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (South Mountain Middle School) | 13.4 | 6.2 | 7.2% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Mountain Middle School) | 34 | 23 | 11% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (South Mountain Middle School) | 10.1 | 3.7 | 6.4% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (South Mountain Middle School) | 32.8 | 15.7 | 17.1% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Mountain Middle School) | 41.4 | 17.9 | 23.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (South Mountain Middle School) | 14.8 | 8.2 | 6.6% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (South Mountain Middle School) | 32.8 | 15.7 | 17.1% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (South Mountain Middle School) | 37.9 | 21.2 | 16.7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.9 | 53.8 | 7.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1136 | 1007 | 11.4% |
African American | 153 | 124 | 19% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 9 | 13 | 44.4% |
Hispanic | 812 | 763 | 6% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
White | 91 | 70 | 23.1% |
Two or More Races | 65 | 35 | 46.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.7% | 100% | 0.3% |