Impact of COVID-19 on Portage Area Junior/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 359th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 163rd of 893 Middle schools | 22% |
Ranks 196th of 693 High schools | Ranks 283rd of 674 High schools | 13.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 41.8 | 41.3 | 0.5% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 53.1 | 62.3 | 9.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 41.9 | 33.3 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 62.9 | 71.7 | 8.8% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 55.7 | 68.3 | 12.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 76.2 | 37 | 39.2% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 67.8 | 61.8 | 6% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 83.1 | 59.4 | 23.7% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 41.8 | 36.8 | 5% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 62.9 | 71.7 | 8.8% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Portage Area Junior/Senior High School) | 54.3 | 65.7 | 11.4% |
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 | 438 | 359 | 18% |
African American | 5 | 3 | 40% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 427 | 349 | 18.3% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 4 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37.4% | 34% | 3.5% |