Impact of COVID-19 on Robert K Shafer 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 455th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 590th of 893 Middle schools | 15% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 34.5 | 25.5 | 9% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 57.7 | 42.6 | 15.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 29.1 | 11.8 | 17.3% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 58.5 | 48.3 | 10.2% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 50.4 | 38.7 | 11.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 31.7 | 18.1 | 13.6% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 58.5 | 48.3 | 10.2% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Robert K Shafer Middle School) | 53.9 | 40.5 | 13.4% |
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 | 585 | 612 | 4.6% |
African American | 86 | 83 | 3.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 73 | 72 | 1.4% |
Hispanic | 123 | 133 | 8.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 288 | 298 | 3.5% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 24 | 84.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 54.5% | 62.4% | 7.9% |