Impact of COVID-19 on Verdugo Academy
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 376th of 2715 Middle schools | Ranks 640th of 2802 Middle schools | 9% |
Ranks 935th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 519th of 2348 High schools | 21.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Verdugo Academy) | 73.3 | 68.8 | 4.6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glendale Unified) | 59.9 | 60.8 | 0.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 49.4 | 45.7 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Verdugo Academy) | 40 | 25 | 15% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Glendale Unified) | 51 | 44.4 | 6.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (California) | 36.6 | 29.9 | 6.7% |
8th Grade Science (Verdugo Academy) | 53.3 | 31.3 | 22.1% |
8th Grade Science (Glendale Unified) | 40.9 | 38.1 | 2.8% |
8th Grade Science (California) | 30.8 | 28.8 | 2.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Verdugo Academy) | 61.3 | 69.2 | 7.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glendale Unified) | 60.2 | 63.2 | 3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Verdugo Academy) | 19.4 | 26.9 | 7.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Glendale Unified) | 44.3 | 40 | 4.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Verdugo Academy) | 16.7 | 31.1 | 14.4% |
12th Grade Science (Glendale Unified) | 31.2 | 40.5 | 9.3% |
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 | 122 | 224 | 83.6% |
African American | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 16 | 21 | 31.3% |
Hispanic | 23 | 50 | 117.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 74 | 139 | 87.8% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 10 | 66.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 45.1% | 46.9% | 1.8% |