Impact of COVID-19 on William Pitcher Junior 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
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 261st of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 296th of 465 Middle schools | 5.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (William Pitcher Junior High School) | 54 | 50 | 4% |
7th Grade Mathematics (St. Tammany Parish) | 73 | 71 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (William Pitcher Junior High School) | 69 | 44 | 25% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (St. Tammany Parish) | 79 | 75 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (William Pitcher Junior High School) | 57 | 42 | 15% |
7th Grade Social Studies (St. Tammany Parish) | 68 | 67 | 1% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (William Pitcher Junior High School) | 43 | 51 | 8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (St. Tammany Parish) | 59 | 54 | 5% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (William Pitcher Junior High School) | 67 | 62 | 5% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (St. Tammany Parish) | 79 | 75 | 4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (William Pitcher Junior High School) | 61 | 55 | 6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (St. Tammany Parish) | 75 | 63 | 12% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (William Pitcher Junior High School) | 100 | 100 | |
End of Course Algebra I (St. Tammany Parish) | 75 | 68 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana) | 67 | 64 | 3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 300 | 380 | 26.7% |
African American | 104 | 125 | 20.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 2 | 7 | 250% |
Hispanic | 32 | 60 | 87.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 158 | 173 | 9.5% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 14 | 250% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.3% | 57.1% | 10.2% |