Impact of COVID-19 on James Buchanan 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 393rd of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 368th of 893 Middle schools | 2.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (James Buchanan Middle School) | 29.1 | 31.7 | 2.6% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (James Buchanan Middle School) | 64.8 | 51.6 | 13.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (James Buchanan Middle School) | 30.6 | 28.4 | 2.2% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (James Buchanan Middle School) | 61.3 | 50 | 11.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (James Buchanan Middle School) | 34.2 | 33.9 | 0.3% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (James Buchanan Middle School) | 71.5 | 68.5 | 3% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (James Buchanan Middle School) | 62.9 | 55.9 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (James Buchanan Middle School) | 31.3 | 31.2 | 0.1% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (James Buchanan Middle School) | 71.5 | 68.5 | 3% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (James Buchanan Middle School) | 63 | 52.4 | 10.6% |
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 | 601 | 550 | 8.5% |
African American | 9 | 1 | 88.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 3 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 19 | 17 | 10.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 4 | |
White | 541 | 502 | 7.2% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 22 | 21.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.9% | 100% | 58.1% |