Impact of COVID-19 on Fern Hill Elementary 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 270th of 1544 Elementary schools | Ranks 222nd of 1433 Elementary schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 78.8 | 54.4 | 24.4% |
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 56 | 47.3 | 8.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 80 | 68.4 | 11.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 61.9 | 58.3 | 3.6% |
4th Grade Math (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 51.9 | 63 | 11.1% |
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 46.2 | 35.5 | 10.7% |
4th Grade Science (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 92.4 | 92.8 | 0.4% |
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 77.8 | 75.8 | 2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 76.9 | 81.1 | 4.2% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63.6 | 56.6 | 7% |
5th Grade Math (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 72 | 66 | 6% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 36.1 | 6.9% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 84.8 | 70.4 | 14.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 55 | 3.5% |
All Grades Math (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 67.8 | 60.9 | 6.9% |
All Grades Science (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 92.4 | 92.8 | 0.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Fern Hill Elementary School) | 80.8 | 73.2 | 7.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 538 | 566 | 5.2% |
African American | 19 | 26 | 36.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 23 | 23 | |
Hispanic | 85 | 97 | 14.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
Two or More Races | 15 | 18 | 20% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 23.8% | 22.4% | 1.4% |