Impact of COVID-19 on Palmyra Area 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 88th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 54th of 893 Middle schools | 3.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 57.5 | 64.3 | 6.8% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 82.3 | 82.8 | 0.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 53.4 | 53.3 | 0.1% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 75.3 | 73.3 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 52.7 | 52.2 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 77.6 | 73.1 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 75.3 | 74.3 | 1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 54.4 | 56.5 | 2.1% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 77.6 | 73.1 | 4.5% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Palmyra Area Middle School) | 77.4 | 76.7 | 0.7% |
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 | 889 | 829 | 6.7% |
African American | 5 | 14 | 180% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 31 | 42 | 35.5% |
Hispanic | 58 | 60 | 3.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 757 | 678 | 10.4% |
Two or More Races | 38 | 35 | 7.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26% | 29.2% | 3.2% |