Impact of COVID-19 on South 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 173rd of 2133 High schools | Ranks 134th of 2348 High schools | 2.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (South High) | 72.3 | 73.4 | 1.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Torrance Unified) | 68.9 | 76 | 7.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (South High) | 64.3 | 64 | 0.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Torrance Unified) | 54.4 | 49.2 | 5.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (South High) | 50.8 | 53.4 | 2.6% |
11th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 47.5 | 48.6 | 1.1% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (South High) | 43.4 | 47.6 | 4.2% |
12th Grade Science (Torrance Unified) | 38.8 | 34 | 4.8% |
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 | 2074 | 1841 | 11.2% |
African American | 54 | 47 | 13% |
American Indian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Asian | 721 | 692 | 4% |
Hispanic | 368 | 416 | 13% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 2 | 77.8% |
White | 771 | 496 | 35.7% |
Two or More Races | 147 | 183 | 24.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 18.4% | 16.2% | 2.2% |