Impact of COVID-19 on Southern 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 853rd of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 829th of 893 Middle schools | 2.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Southern Middle School) | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.5% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Southern Middle School) | 20.3 | 17.1 | 3.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Southern Middle School) | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.2% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Southern Middle School) | 12.7 | 13.9 | 1.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
All Grades Math (Southern Middle School) | 4.3 | 5.5 | 1.2% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Southern Middle School) | 16.4 | 17.2 | 0.8% |
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 | 584 | 759 | 30% |
African American | 48 | 70 | 45.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 5 | 1 | 80% |
Hispanic | 496 | 651 | 31.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 24 | 25 | 4.2% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 12 | 9.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |