Impact of COVID-19 on Alternative Learning Systems
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.
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
| 8th Grade Science (Alternative Learning Systems) | 33.3 | 17.7 | 15.7% |
| 8th Grade Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 50.3 | 40.9 | 9.4% |
| 8th Grade Science (Alaska) | 43.1 | 35 | 8.1% |
| 10th Grade Science (Alternative Learning Systems) | 28.6 | 50 | 21.4% |
| 10th Grade Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 57.3 | 38.4 | 18.9% |
| 10th Grade Science (Alaska) | 53.6 | 33 | 20.6% |
| All Grades Science (Alternative Learning Systems) | 32.1 | 42.1 | 10% |
| All Grades Science (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District) | 51.2 | 42.8 | 8.4% |
| 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 | 117 | 188 | 60.7% |
| African American | 4 | 6 | 50% |
| American Indian | 36 | 44 | 22.2% |
| Asian | 0 | 1 | |
| Hispanic | 12 | 11 | 8.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 5 | 400% |
| White | 40 | 78 | 95% |
| Two or More Races | 24 | 43 | 79.2% |
| % Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1% |