Impact of COVID-19 on Marple Newtown 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 143rd of 693 High schools | Ranks 172nd of 674 High schools | 4.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Marple Newtown Senior High School) | 73.3 | 44 | 29.3% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Marple Newtown Senior High School) | 79.9 | 63.5 | 16.4% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Marple Newtown Senior High School) | 83.8 | 70.1 | 13.7% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1089 | 1189 | 9.2% |
African American | 38 | 44 | 15.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 114 | 117 | 2.6% |
Hispanic | 19 | 35 | 84.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 908 | 972 | 7% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 21 | 110% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 18% | 24.8% | 6.8% |