Impact of COVID-19 on Punxsutawney Area 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 509th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 436th of 893 Middle schools | 8.3% |
Ranks 172nd of 693 High schools | Ranks 262nd of 674 High schools | 14.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 25.2 | 34.6 | 9.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 59.9 | 45.2 | 14.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 22.5 | 34.5 | 12% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 56.8 | 51.4 | 5.4% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 50.7 | 41.4 | 9.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 71.1 | 17.7 | 53.4% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Literature (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 78.6 | 71.7 | 6.9% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 23.9 | 34.6 | 10.7% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 56.8 | 51.4 | 5.4% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Punxsutawney Area High School) | 55.4 | 43.4 | 12% |
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 | 912 | 826 | 9.4% |
African American | 3 | 6 | 100% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Hispanic | 13 | 16 | 23.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 879 | 781 | 11.1% |
Two or More Races | 12 | 20 | 66.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 49.3% | 55.2% | 5.9% |