Impact of COVID-19 on Newark Junior High
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 1288th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 1196th of 2788 Middle schools | 4.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Newark Junior High) | 44.6 | 40.5 | 4.1% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Newark Unified) | 44.6 | 40.2 | 4.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 51.4 | 47.4 | 3.9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Newark Junior High) | 38 | 30.2 | 7.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Newark Unified) | 38 | 30 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (California) | 37.9 | 33.2 | 4.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Newark Junior High) | 41.3 | 34.2 | 7.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Newark Unified) | 41.3 | 33.8 | 7.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Newark Junior High) | 29.6 | 24.5 | 5.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Newark Unified) | 29.6 | 24.5 | 5.2% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Newark Junior High) | 29.8 | 28.3 | 1.5% |
8th Grade Science (Newark Unified) | 29.8 | 28.1 | 1.7% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 889 | 1047 | 17.8% |
African American | 36 | 33 | 8.3% |
American Indian | 5 | 2 | 60% |
Asian | 192 | 239 | 24.5% |
Hispanic | 502 | 568 | 13.1% |
Pacific Islander | 21 | 22 | 4.8% |
White | 92 | 98 | 6.5% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 78 | 90.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 52.9% | 43.3% | 9.6% |