Impact of COVID-19 on Ponchatoula Junior 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
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 269th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 259th of 459 Middle schools | 3.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Tangipahoa Parish) | 50 | 42 | 8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 55 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 69 | 63 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Tangipahoa Parish) | 66 | 58 | 8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 68 | 4% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 56 | 54 | 2% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Tangipahoa Parish) | 49 | 43 | 6% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 46 | 45 | 1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Tangipahoa Parish) | 40 | 39 | 1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 45 | 8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 67 | 61 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Tangipahoa Parish) | 63 | 59 | 4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 69 | 2% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Ponchatoula Junior High School) | 57 | 56 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Tangipahoa Parish) | 50 | 48 | 2% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 58 | 6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 813 | 784 | 3.6% |
African American | 278 | 274 | 1.4% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 5 | 3 | 40% |
Hispanic | 40 | 45 | 12.5% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 53 | 29.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 39.9% | 40.4% | 0.6% |