Impact of COVID-19 on Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)
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 80th of 185 Elementary schools | Ranks 72nd of 176 Elementary schools | 2.3% |
Ranks 37th of 99 Middle schools | Ranks 29th of 92 Middle schools | 5.9% |
Ranks 16th of 77 High schools | Ranks 5th of 62 High schools | 12.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade Science (Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)) | 72.8 | 55.3 | 17.5% |
8th Grade Science (Galena City School District) | 72 | 45.8 | 26.3% |
8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 34.5 | 8.6% |
10th Grade Science (Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)) | 74.2 | 84.6 | 10.4% |
10th Grade Science (Galena City School District) | 52.5 | 42.6 | 10% |
10th Grade Science (Alaska) | 53.6 | 33 | 20.6% |
All Grades Science (Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA)) | 68.1 | 68.5 | 0.4% |
All Grades Science (Galena City School District) | 59.1 | 52.6 | 6.5% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 36.9 | 7.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 4682 | 6899 | 47.4% |
African American | 64 | 90 | 40.6% |
American Indian | 400 | 657 | 64.3% |
Asian | 61 | 80 | 31.1% |
Hispanic | 154 | 275 | 78.6% |
Pacific Islander | 44 | 54 | 22.7% |
White | 3682 | 5118 | 39% |
Two or More Races | 277 | 625 | 125.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 0.1% | 0% | 0% |