Impact of COVID-19 on Rice Avenue 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 94th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 234th of 893 Middle schools | 15.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade Math (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 59.3 | 70 | 10.7% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 69.4 | 59 | 10.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 53.6 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Math (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 55.5 | 58.8 | 3.3% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 73.6 | 67.7 | 5.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 61.9 | 45 | 16.9% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 79.3 | 58.4 | 20.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 54.1 | 31.6 | 22.5% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 75.8 | 59.5 | 16.3% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 72.3 | 49.5 | 22.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 57.8 | 50.6 | 7.2% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 75.8 | 59.5 | 16.3% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Rice Avenue Middle School) | 73.6 | 58.4 | 15.2% |
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 | 505 | 461 | 8.7% |
African American | 2 | 9 | 350% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 23 | 7 | 69.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 461 | 419 | 9.1% |
Two or More Races | 17 | 22 | 29.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 57.4% | 61.4% | 4% |