Impact of COVID-19 on William Penn 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 155th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 108th of 893 Middle schools | 5.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (William Penn Middle School) | 50 | 53.2 | 3.2% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (William Penn Middle School) | 78.6 | 63.7 | 14.9% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (William Penn Middle School) | 45.8 | 50.7 | 4.9% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (William Penn Middle School) | 75.2 | 71.8 | 3.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (William Penn Middle School) | 37.7 | 47.2 | 9.5% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (William Penn Middle School) | 76.1 | 72.4 | 3.7% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (William Penn Middle School) | 74.9 | 73.9 | 1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (William Penn Middle School) | 44.7 | 50.5 | 5.8% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (William Penn Middle School) | 76.1 | 72.4 | 3.7% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (William Penn Middle School) | 76.3 | 69.5 | 6.8% |
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 | 946 | 922 | 2.5% |
African American | 60 | 61 | 1.7% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 58 | 51 | 12.1% |
Hispanic | 53 | 71 | 34% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 708 | 668 | 5.6% |
Two or More Races | 65 | 69 | 6.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 24% | 31.9% | 7.9% |