Impact of COVID-19 on Marple Newtown Senior 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 143rd of 693 High schools | Ranks 142nd of 537 High schools | 5.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Marple Newtown Senior High School) | 73.3 | 72.5 | 0.8% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 62.4 | 0.9% |
11th Grade Biology (Marple Newtown Senior High School) | 79.9 | 92.6 | 12.7% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 67.6 | 4.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1089 | 1104 | 1.4% |
African American | 38 | 40 | 5.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 114 | 114 | |
Hispanic | 19 | 26 | 36.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 10 | 20 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 18% | 22.1% | 4.1% |