Impact of COVID-19 on West Middlesex 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 448th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 442nd of 893 Middle schools | 0.8% |
Ranks 426th of 693 High schools | Ranks 469th of 674 High schools | 8.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 41.8 | 40.8 | 1% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 61.2 | 65.3 | 4.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 23.5 | 9.1 | 14.4% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 53.2 | 60 | 6.8% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 53.8 | 38.2 | 15.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 57.1 | 13.5 | 43.6% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 65.7 | 51.6 | 14.1% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 64.3 | 49.3 | 15% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 32.8 | 24 | 8.8% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 53.2 | 60 | 6.8% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (West Middlesex Area Junior/Senior High School) | 57.6 | 50.9 | 6.7% |
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 | 423 | 346 | 18.2% |
African American | 7 | 3 | 57.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 8 | 10 | 25% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 3 | |
White | 400 | 327 | 18.3% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 3 | 40% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37.4% | 41% | 3.7% |