Impact of COVID-19 on Purchase Line 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 473rd of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 561st of 893 Middle schools | 9.7% |
Ranks 370th of 693 High schools | Ranks 382nd of 674 High schools | 3.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 37.1 | 17 | 20.1% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 58.8 | 44.9 | 13.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 21.1 | 11.4 | 9.7% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 57.9 | 52.1 | 5.8% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 50.9 | 48.6 | 2.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 53.7 | 30.8 | 22.9% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 72.7 | 48.3 | 24.4% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 70.9 | 60 | 10.9% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 29.4 | 13.9 | 15.5% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 57.9 | 52.1 | 5.8% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Purchase Line Junior/Senior High School) | 55 | 46.9 | 8.1% |
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 | 377 | 395 | 4.8% |
African American | 2 | 5 | 150% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 0 | 0 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 371 | 383 | 3.2% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 6 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 61.3% | 90.9% | 29.6% |