Impact of COVID-19 on Downingtown 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 95th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 131st of 893 Middle schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Downingtown Middle School) | 54 | 40.6 | 13.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Downingtown Middle School) | 77.2 | 66.3 | 10.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Downingtown Middle School) | 41.9 | 39.9 | 2% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Downingtown Middle School) | 78.4 | 72.3 | 6.1% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Downingtown Middle School) | 79 | 70.6 | 8.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Downingtown Middle School) | 48 | 40.2 | 7.8% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Downingtown Middle School) | 78.4 | 72.3 | 6.1% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Downingtown Middle School) | 78.1 | 68.5 | 9.6% |
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 | 1123 | 1154 | 2.8% |
African American | 44 | 44 | |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 108 | 138 | 27.8% |
Hispanic | 55 | 61 | 10.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 898 | 858 | 4.5% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 52 | 205.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 10.4% | 13.3% | 2.9% |