Impact of COVID-19 on Mechanicsburg Middle 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 154th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 278th of 797 Middle schools | 17.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 46.2 | 18.9 | 27.3% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 28.2 | 10.8% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 76.4 | 62.4 | 14% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 57.3 | 5.7% |
7th Grade Math (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 51.7 | 25.7 | 26% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 26.9 | 11.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 80.3 | 59 | 21.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 53.3 | 7.2% |
8th Grade Math (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 45 | 19 | 26% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 22.1 | 10.1% |
8th Grade Science (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 66.6 | 58 | 8.6% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 50.8 | 7.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 71.2 | 61.1 | 10.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.6 | 5.3% |
All Grades Math (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 47.4 | 21.6 | 25.8% |
All Grades Science (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 66.6 | 58 | 8.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Mechanicsburg Middle School) | 75.9 | 60.6 | 15.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 982 | 1030 | 4.9% |
African American | 67 | 98 | 46.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 32 | 25 | 21.9% |
Hispanic | 71 | 81 | 14.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 51 | 49 | 3.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.8% | 36.6% | 3.8% |