Impact of COVID-19 on Catasauqua 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 434th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 444th of 893 Middle schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade Math (Catasauqua Middle School) | 29.4 | 31 | 1.6% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Catasauqua Middle School) | 49.6 | 39 | 10.6% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 53.6 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Math (Catasauqua Middle School) | 23.9 | 27.1 | 3.2% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Catasauqua Middle School) | 56.6 | 50.9 | 5.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Catasauqua Middle School) | 39 | 34.6 | 4.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Catasauqua Middle School) | 68.9 | 56.9 | 12% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Catasauqua Middle School) | 28.1 | 21.1 | 7% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Catasauqua Middle School) | 56.8 | 54 | 2.8% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Catasauqua Middle School) | 66.4 | 50.7 | 15.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Catasauqua Middle School) | 30 | 28.8 | 1.2% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Catasauqua Middle School) | 56.8 | 54 | 2.8% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Catasauqua Middle School) | 60.1 | 49.3 | 10.8% |
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 | 494 | 448 | 9.3% |
African American | 31 | 30 | 3.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 159 | 174 | 9.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 263 | 208 | 20.9% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 29 | 21.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 64.8% | 100% | 35.2% |