Impact of COVID-19 on Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior 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 466th of 693 High schools | Ranks 523rd of 674 High schools | 10.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School) | 51.4 | 4.4 | 47% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School) | 63 | 34.4 | 28.6% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Bethlehem-Center Junior/Senior High School) | 61.7 | 55.3 | 6.4% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 414 | 302 | 27.1% |
African American | 5 | 9 | 80% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 11 | 1 | 90.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 388 | 284 | 26.8% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 8 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 34.3% | 37.1% | 2.8% |