Impact of COVID-19 on San Mateo 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 311th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 389th of 2348 High schools | 2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo High) | 68.1 | 58.8 | 9.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Mateo Union High) | 70.6 | 71.9 | 1.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo High) | 50.3 | 38.1 | 12.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (San Mateo Union High) | 50.4 | 48.2 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (San Mateo High) | 15.4 | 45.2 | 29.8% |
12th Grade Science (San Mateo Union High) | 12.4 | 50.7 | 38.3% |
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 | 1713 | 1613 | 5.8% |
African American | 14 | 15 | 7.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 481 | 391 | 18.7% |
Hispanic | 727 | 797 | 9.6% |
Pacific Islander | 35 | 27 | 22.9% |
White | 57 | 262 | 359.6% |
Two or More Races | 398 | 120 | 69.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 35.8% | 29.4% | 6.5% |