Impact of COVID-19 on Altoona Area Junior 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 415th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 458th of 893 Middle schools | 4.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 36 | 35 | 1% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 59.6 | 49.3 | 10.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 32.9 | 18.5 | 14.4% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 55.3 | 52.7 | 2.6% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 58.9 | 43.6 | 15.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 34.5 | 31 | 3.5% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 55.3 | 52.7 | 2.6% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Altoona Area Junior High School) | 59.2 | 47.9 | 11.3% |
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 | 1744 | 1727 | 1% |
African American | 155 | 188 | 21.3% |
American Indian | 2 | 6 | 200% |
Asian | 15 | 11 | 26.7% |
Hispanic | 39 | 49 | 25.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1524 | 1437 | 5.7% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 35 | 288.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58.7% | 70.6% | 11.9% |