Impact of COVID-19 on Ponderosa 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 365th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 327th of 2348 High schools | 3.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Ponderosa High) | 69.9 | 76 | 6.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Dorado Union High) | 68.8 | 67.6 | 1.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ponderosa High) | 59 | 42.3 | 16.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (El Dorado Union High) | 55 | 42.2 | 12.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Ponderosa High) | 51.8 | 37.8 | 14% |
11th Grade Science (El Dorado Union High) | 45.7 | 37.2 | 8.5% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (Ponderosa High) | 19.4 | 44.2 | 24.9% |
12th Grade Science (El Dorado Union High) | 37.8 | 39.9 | 2.1% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.8 | 1.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1865 | 1648 | 11.6% |
African American | 13 | 17 | 30.8% |
American Indian | 14 | 13 | 7.1% |
Asian | 73 | 85 | 16.4% |
Hispanic | 281 | 320 | 13.9% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 1360 | 1154 | 15.1% |
Two or More Races | 122 | 53 | 56.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 18.1% | 16.1% | 2% |