Impact of COVID-19 on Arcata High
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 244th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 354th of 2348 High schools | 3.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Arcata High) | 74.5 | 64.9 | 9.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Northern Humboldt Union High) | 65.1 | 57.7 | 7.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Arcata High) | 37.8 | 38.8 | 1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Northern Humboldt Union High) | 32.6 | 31.9 | 0.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Arcata High) | 56.4 | 41.3 | 15.1% |
12th Grade Science (Northern Humboldt Union High) | 41.6 | 35.2 | 6.4% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 945 | 1052 | 11.3% |
African American | 9 | 16 | 77.8% |
American Indian | 26 | 39 | 50% |
Asian | 22 | 29 | 31.8% |
Hispanic | 136 | 168 | 23.5% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
White | 644 | 694 | 7.8% |
Two or More Races | 105 | 95 | 9.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.1% | 38.7% | 2.6% |