Impact of COVID-19 on Science Park 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 6th of 745 Middle schools | Ranks 200th of 745 Middle schools | 26% |
Ranks 61st of 416 High schools | Ranks 36th of 415 High schools | 6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Science Park High School) | 93.7 | 71.8 | 21.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 43.9 | 33 | 10.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.8 | 52.7 | 10.1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Science Park High School) | 89.6 | 60.9 | 28.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Newark Public School District) | 25.4 | 14.6 | 10.8% |
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey) | 42.1 | 34 | 8.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Science Park High School) | 92 | 83 | 9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 43.5 | 31.8 | 11.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 62.9 | 51.4 | 11.5% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Science Park High School) | 64 | 41.7 | 22.3% |
8th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 75.6 | 37 | 38.6% |
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 75.1 | 64.1 | 11% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Science Park High School) | 92.7 | 90.8 | 1.9% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 33.4 | 31.4 | 2% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 48.9 | 7% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Science Park High School) | 76 | 77.7 | 1.7% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 17.5 | 13.4 | 4.1% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.4 | 7.8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Science Park High School) | 56.9 | 38.8 | 18.1% |
9th Grade Geometry (Newark Public School District) | 50.3 | 33.9 | 16.4% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 44.9 | 14.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Science Park High School) | 72.3 | 67.9 | 4.4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 20.7 | 15.7 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35 | 8.3% |
End of Course Geometry (Science Park High School) | 54.7 | 38.8 | 15.9% |
End of Course Geometry (Newark Public School District) | 13.5 | 32.8 | 19.3% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 44.8 | 12.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 843 | 868 | 3% |
African American | 294 | 323 | 9.9% |
American Indian | 4 | 4 | |
Asian | 24 | 25 | 4.2% |
Hispanic | 376 | 409 | 8.8% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 50% |
White | 143 | 106 | 25.9% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 72.2% | 63.5% | 8.8% |