Impact of COVID-19 on Towanda 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 483rd of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 341st of 893 Middle schools | 16% |
Ranks 381st of 693 High schools | Ranks 375th of 674 High schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 43.2 | 34.8 | 8.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 66.3 | 50.4 | 15.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 18.5 | 28.7 | 10.2% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 53.7 | 66.3 | 12.6% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 44 | 49.1 | 5.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 60.2 | 21.1 | 39.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 61.4 | 51.8 | 9.6% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 72.7 | 64.3 | 8.4% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 29.6 | 31.6 | 2% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 53.7 | 66.3 | 12.6% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School) | 54 | 49.8 | 4.2% |
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 | 684 | 720 | 5.3% |
African American | 7 | 11 | 57.1% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Hispanic | 16 | 12 | 25% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 653 | 689 | 5.5% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 7 | 75% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 49.7% | 89.9% | 40.2% |