Impact of COVID-19 on Pennridge Central 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 136th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 208th of 893 Middle schools | 8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 47.3 | 35.1 | 12.2% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 76.7 | 70.9 | 5.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 62.8 | 43.6 | 19.2% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 78.2 | 70.3 | 7.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 45.1 | 23.2 | 21.9% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 73.7 | 73.2 | 0.5% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 65.7 | 66.7 | 1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 51.1 | 33.9 | 17.2% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 73.7 | 73.2 | 0.5% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennridge Central Middle School) | 73.2 | 69.3 | 3.9% |
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 | 630 | 528 | 16.2% |
African American | 19 | 20 | 5.3% |
American Indian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Asian | 21 | 14 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 33 | 41 | 24.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 535 | 433 | 19.1% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 19 | 5.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 21% | 25.6% | 4.6% |