Impact of COVID-19 on Ridley 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 526th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 491st of 893 Middle schools | 4.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Ridley Middle School) | 32.1 | 32.2 | 0.1% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ridley Middle School) | 62.6 | 51 | 11.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Ridley Middle School) | 32.8 | 32 | 0.8% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ridley Middle School) | 56.9 | 50.4 | 6.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Ridley Middle School) | 25.7 | 18.5 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Ridley Middle School) | 44 | 47.6 | 3.6% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ridley Middle School) | 47.5 | 48 | 0.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Ridley Middle School) | 30.2 | 27.5 | 2.7% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Ridley Middle School) | 44 | 47.6 | 3.6% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Ridley Middle School) | 55.6 | 49.9 | 5.7% |
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 | 1322 | 1286 | 2.7% |
African American | 196 | 231 | 17.9% |
American Indian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Asian | 39 | 28 | 28.2% |
Hispanic | 69 | 74 | 7.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 967 | 863 | 10.8% |
Two or More Races | 46 | 85 | 84.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.8% | 55.8% | 9.9% |