Impact of COVID-19 on Farrell Area High School/Ums
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 763rd of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 737th of 893 Middle schools | 3.1% |
Ranks 603rd of 693 High schools | Ranks 591st of 674 High schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 4 | 10 | 6% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 24 | 32.5 | 8.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.2% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 40.5 | 26.6 | 13.9% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 28.6 | 29.5 | 0.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 24.3 | 12.5 | 11.8% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 39.5 | 23.1 | 16.4% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 29.7 | 27.5 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 3.3 | 5.9 | 2.6% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 40.5 | 26.6 | 13.9% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Farrell Area High School/Ums) | 26.1 | 31 | 4.9% |
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 | 293 | 262 | 10.6% |
African American | 240 | 195 | 18.8% |
American Indian | 2 | 4 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 9 | 800% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 42 | 40 | 4.8% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 13 | 85.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 94.5% | 95.8% | 1.3% |