Impact of COVID-19 on Liberty 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 (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
| Ranks 114th of 416 High schools | Ranks 30th of 415 High schools | 20.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
| 9th Grade English Language Arts (Liberty High School) | 81.1 | 73.4 | 7.7% |
| 9th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools) | 40.6 | 36 | 4.6% |
| 9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 48.9 | 7% |
| 9th Grade Algebra I (Liberty High School) | 51.1 | 66.7 | 15.6% |
| 9th Grade Algebra I (Jersey City Public Schools) | 11.6 | 11.9 | 0.3% |
| 9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.4 | 7.8% |
| End of Course Algebra I (Liberty High School) | 53.7 | 66.7 | 13% |
| End of Course Algebra I (Jersey City Public Schools) | 29.9 | 24 | 5.9% |
| End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
| Total Students | 222 | 216 | 2.7% |
| African American | 51 | 49 | 3.9% |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian | 40 | 39 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic | 85 | 77 | 9.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | |
| White | 43 | 46 | 7% |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 2 | |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.9% | 63.9% | 10% |
