Impact of COVID-19 on Plum Senior High 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 175th of 693 High schools | Ranks 373rd of 674 High schools | 30.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Plum Senior High School) | 74 | 19.7 | 54.3% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Plum Senior High School) | 73.9 | 46.9 | 27% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Plum Senior High School) | 83.5 | 68.3 | 15.2% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1194 | 1226 | 2.7% |
African American | 70 | 91 | 30% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 14 | 10 | 28.6% |
Hispanic | 7 | 18 | 157.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1077 | 1066 | 1% |
Two or More Races | 26 | 40 | 53.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 21.4% | 20.8% | 0.6% |