Impact of COVID-19 on Penndale 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 186th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 272nd of 893 Middle schools | 9.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Penndale Middle School) | 51.3 | 39.9 | 11.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Penndale Middle School) | 80.9 | 58.7 | 22.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Penndale Middle School) | 36.3 | 24.5 | 11.8% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Penndale Middle School) | 61.8 | 65.1 | 3.3% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Penndale Middle School) | 67.9 | 58.3 | 9.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Penndale Middle School) | 43.9 | 31.9 | 12% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Penndale Middle School) | 61.8 | 65.1 | 3.3% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Penndale Middle School) | 74.4 | 58.5 | 15.9% |
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 | 1303 | 1208 | 7.3% |
African American | 136 | 143 | 5.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Asian | 251 | 218 | 13.1% |
Hispanic | 103 | 106 | 2.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 3 | |
White | 746 | 640 | 14.2% |
Two or More Races | 66 | 94 | 42.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.4% | 42.6% | 6.3% |