Impact of COVID-19 on Petaluma 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 242nd of 2133 High schools | Ranks 359th of 2348 High schools | 3.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Petaluma High) | 73.6 | 68.3 | 5.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Petaluma Joint Union High) | 68.3 | 61.3 | 7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Petaluma High) | 42.6 | 37.4 | 5.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Petaluma Joint Union High) | 38 | 32.7 | 5.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Petaluma High) | 51 | 43.4 | 7.7% |
11th Grade Science (Petaluma Joint Union High) | 43.7 | 36.1 | 7.7% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1371 | 1220 | 11% |
African American | 7 | 12 | 71.4% |
American Indian | 11 | 4 | 63.6% |
Asian | 32 | 30 | 6.3% |
Hispanic | 364 | 361 | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 6 | 14.3% |
White | 907 | 752 | 17.1% |
Two or More Races | 43 | 45 | 4.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 25.2% | 39.8% | 14.6% |