Impact of COVID-19 on Palo Alto 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 39th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 129th of 2348 High schools | 3.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade Science (Palo Alto High) | 60.8 | 59.8 | 1% |
10th Grade Science (Palo Alto Unified) | 64.4 | 67.4 | 3% |
10th Grade Science (California) | 23.2 | 24.1 | 0.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto High) | 84.8 | 74.9 | 9.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified) | 85.6 | 78.8 | 6.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto High) | 76.7 | 71.7 | 5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified) | 80 | 75.1 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2124 | 1992 | 6.2% |
African American | 44 | 43 | 2.3% |
American Indian | 5 | 4 | 20% |
Asian | 711 | 718 | 1% |
Hispanic | 252 | 284 | 12.7% |
Pacific Islander | 14 | 21 | 50% |
White | 964 | 699 | 27.5% |
Two or More Races | 134 | 221 | 64.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 7.9% | 10.2% | 2.3% |