Impact of COVID-19 on Fort Cherry 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 389th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 319th of 893 Middle schools | 7.9% |
Ranks 415th of 693 High schools | Ranks 429th of 674 High schools | 3.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 28.8 | 25.7 | 3.1% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 64.9 | 62.1 | 2.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 30.6 | 17.2 | 13.4% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 58.1 | 62.1 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 69.8 | 77.6 | 7.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 46.4 | 16.2 | 30.2% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 62.8 | 47.7 | 15.1% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 77.9 | 63.1 | 14.8% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 29.4 | 21.8 | 7.6% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 58.1 | 62.1 | 4% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fort Cherry Junior/Senior High School) | 66.9 | 69.4 | 2.5% |
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 | 502 | 450 | 10.4% |
African American | 3 | 8 | 166.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 1 | 10 | 900% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 481 | 416 | 13.5% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 15 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 39% | 38% | 1% |