Impact of COVID-19 on Upper Merion Area 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 187th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 199th of 893 Middle schools | 1.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade Math (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 63.1 | 62 | 1.1% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 65.2 | 67.7 | 2.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 53.6 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Math (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 54.1 | 51.5 | 2.6% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 72.1 | 74.5 | 2.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 49.2 | 40.2 | 9% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 70.5 | 66.8 | 3.7% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 38.4 | 22.1 | 16.3% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 69.7 | 64.7 | 5% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 67.9 | 65.5 | 2.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 51.6 | 44.4 | 7.2% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 69.7 | 64.7 | 5% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Upper Merion Area Middle School) | 68.9 | 68.7 | 0.2% |
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 | 1363 | 1282 | 5.9% |
African American | 162 | 167 | 3.1% |
American Indian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 230 | 214 | 7% |
Hispanic | 175 | 187 | 6.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 721 | 587 | 18.6% |
Two or More Races | 72 | 127 | 76.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.4% | 47.2% | 8.7% |