Impact of COVID-19 on Hollidaysburg Area Junior 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 209th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 150th of 893 Middle schools | 6.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 56.7 | 48.7 | 8% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 70.4 | 78 | 7.6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 34.9 | 35.8 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 62.3 | 61.4 | 0.9% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 63.7 | 60.8 | 2.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 46.4 | 42.7 | 3.7% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 62.3 | 61.4 | 0.9% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School) | 67.3 | 69.9 | 2.6% |
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 | 816 | 807 | 1.1% |
African American | 8 | 4 | 50% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 22 | 16 | 27.3% |
Hispanic | 13 | 10 | 23.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 762 | 757 | 0.7% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 20 | 81.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31.6% | 41.1% | 9.5% |