Impact of COVID-19 on South Williamsport 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 464th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 528th of 893 Middle schools | 7.1% |
Ranks 167th of 693 High schools | Ranks 384th of 674 High schools | 32.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 30.1 | 28.3 | 1.8% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 61.3 | 52.5 | 8.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 25.3 | 16.3 | 9% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 54.7 | 47.3 | 7.4% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 56.8 | 39.1 | 17.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 77.8 | 26 | 51.8% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 85.2 | 52.9 | 32.3% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 74.1 | 58.8 | 15.3% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 27.8 | 22.5 | 5.3% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 54.7 | 47.3 | 7.4% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School) | 59.1 | 46.1 | 13% |
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 | 591 | 503 | 14.9% |
African American | 18 | 15 | 16.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 9 | 7 | 22.2% |
Hispanic | 11 | 9 | 18.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 540 | 453 | 16.1% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 18 | 38.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.4% | 43.9% | 7.6% |