Impact of COVID-19 on Polytechnic 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 604th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 626th of 2348 High schools | 1.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Polytechnic High) | 63.5 | 51.8 | 11.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Long Beach Unified) | 52.6 | 51.4 | 1.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Polytechnic High) | 34.1 | 30.7 | 3.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Long Beach Unified) | 27.3 | 25.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Polytechnic High) | 21.9 | 30.3 | 8.4% |
12th Grade Science (Long Beach Unified) | 19.3 | 24.4 | 5.1% |
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 | 4026 | 3952 | 1.8% |
African American | 653 | 575 | 11.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 888 | 737 | 17% |
Hispanic | 1937 | 2111 | 9% |
Pacific Islander | 49 | 62 | 26.5% |
White | 348 | 276 | 20.7% |
Two or More Races | 149 | 187 | 25.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 68.4% | 53.5% | 14.9% |