Impact of COVID-19 on Hercules 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 665th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 442nd of 2348 High schools | 12.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hercules High) | 59.9 | 62.7 | 2.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (West Contra Costa Unified) | 41.4 | 49.1 | 7.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Hercules High) | 38.4 | 27.7 | 10.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West Contra Costa Unified) | 19.4 | 17.6 | 1.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Hercules High) | 29.5 | 42 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Science (West Contra Costa Unified) | 18.2 | 23.9 | 5.6% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (Hercules High) | 21.8 | 39.9 | 18.1% |
12th Grade Science (West Contra Costa Unified) | 13.4 | 23.8 | 10.4% |
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 | 867 | 734 | 15.3% |
African American | 218 | 112 | 48.6% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 386 | 334 | 13.5% |
Hispanic | 193 | 185 | 4.1% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 6 | 20% |
White | 38 | 43 | 13.2% |
Two or More Races | 25 | 51 | 104% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.4% | 27.8% | 15.6% |