Impact of COVID-19 on Plank 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
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 531st of 1381 Middle schools | Ranks 563rd of 1241 Middle schools | 6.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Plank Junior High) | 33.5 | 21.1 | 12.4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 308) | 39.8 | 30.3 | 9.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 35 | 30.4 | 4.6% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Plank Junior High) | 21.6 | 13.7 | 7.9% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 308) | 32.9 | 23.2 | 9.7% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 25.3 | 21.9 | 3.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Plank Junior High) | 39 | 33.1 | 5.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 308) | 47.8 | 34.3 | 13.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 41.2 | 33.4 | 7.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Plank Junior High) | 25.6 | 21.8 | 3.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 308) | 34.9 | 30.4 | 4.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 29.9 | 26.4 | 3.5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Plank Junior High) | 43 | 34.6 | 8.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cusd 308) | 48.5 | 36.5 | 12% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois) | 39.6 | 34.5 | 5.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Plank Junior High) | 32.6 | 14.5 | 18.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Cusd 308) | 41.8 | 26.1 | 15.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois) | 32.6 | 26.4 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 837 | 782 | 6.6% |
African American | 78 | 70 | 10.3% |
American Indian | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Asian | 21 | 29 | 38.1% |
Hispanic | 309 | 303 | 1.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 34 | 34 | |