Impact of COVID-19 on Fairfield Area 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 354th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 384th of 893 Middle schools | 3.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade Math (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 27.4 | 35.2 | 7.8% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 59.7 | 56.2 | 3.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 53.6 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Math (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 41.1 | 32.3 | 8.8% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 63.2 | 58 | 5.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 36.8 | 30.7 | 6.1% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 50 | 47.4 | 2.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 41.9 | 22.3 | 19.6% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 71.2 | 66.2 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 60.8 | 55.3 | 5.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 37.1 | 30 | 7.1% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 71.2 | 66.2 | 5% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fairfield Area Middle School) | 58.4 | 54 | 4.4% |
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 | 285 | 296 | 3.9% |
African American | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Hispanic | 4 | 11 | 175% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 276 | 275 | 0.4% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 2 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 19.6% | 25.7% | 6% |