Impact of COVID-19 on Castor Gardens 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 691st of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 651st of 893 Middle schools | 4.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 12 | 15.9 | 3.9% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 33.7 | 35.7 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 23.3 | 12 | 11.3% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 37.2 | 40.6 | 3.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 18.4 | 16.1 | 2.3% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 32.1 | 34.5 | 2.4% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 30.3 | 35.3 | 5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 17.6 | 14.7 | 2.9% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 32.1 | 34.5 | 2.4% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Castor Gardens Middle School) | 33.7 | 37.1 | 3.4% |
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 | 1335 | 1260 | 5.6% |
African American | 395 | 305 | 22.8% |
American Indian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Asian | 272 | 263 | 3.3% |
Hispanic | 375 | 447 | 19.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 4 | |
White | 161 | 175 | 8.7% |
Two or More Races | 127 | 62 | 51.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.9% | 100% | 0.1% |