Impact of COVID-19 on Wattsburg 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 277th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 185th of 893 Middle schools | 10.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
5th Grade Math (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 44.8 | 41.4 | 3.4% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 56.6 | 55.1 | 1.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 53.6 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Math (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 51.5 | 33.3 | 18.2% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 74.3 | 61.6 | 12.7% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 53.6 | 43.5 | 10.1% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 71.5 | 66.3 | 5.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 25.3 | 52.4 | 27.1% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 64 | 66.7 | 2.7% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 52.9 | 65.7 | 12.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 43.7 | 42.8 | 0.9% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 64 | 66.7 | 2.7% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Wattsburg Area Middle School) | 63.6 | 62.2 | 1.4% |
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 | 428 | 409 | 4.4% |
African American | 4 | 1 | 75% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 11 | 11 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 398 | 386 | 3% |
Two or More Races | 14 | 11 | 21.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 41.1% | 45.2% | 4.1% |