Impact of COVID-19 on Berkeley 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 295th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 262nd of 2348 High schools | 2.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berkeley High) | 75.3 | 58 | 17.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Berkeley Unified) | 75 | 57 | 18% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley High) | 52.1 | 49.8 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Berkeley Unified) | 52 | 48.5 | 3.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Berkeley High) | 50.8 | 54.3 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Science (Berkeley Unified) | 50.8 | 53.1 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (Berkeley High) | 25 | 40.7 | 15.7% |
12th Grade Science (Berkeley Unified) | 23.3 | 39.8 | 16.5% |
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 | 3154 | 3204 | 1.6% |
African American | 430 | 370 | 14% |
American Indian | 6 | 8 | 33.3% |
Asian | 275 | 261 | 5.1% |
Hispanic | 698 | 705 | 1% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 3 | 66.7% |
White | 1324 | 1373 | 3.7% |
Two or More Races | 412 | 480 | 16.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 26.1% | 23% | 3.1% |