Impact of COVID-19 on Mt. Whitney 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 620th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 876th of 2348 High schools | 8.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mt. Whitney High) | 62.5 | 55.4 | 7.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Visalia Unified) | 63.9 | 60.3 | 3.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Mt. Whitney High) | 30.1 | 12.8 | 17.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Visalia Unified) | 26 | 17.1 | 8.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Mt. Whitney High) | 24.3 | 27.2 | 2.8% |
12th Grade Science (Visalia Unified) | 21.9 | 28.3 | 6.4% |
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 | 1684 | 1639 | 2.7% |
African American | 26 | 33 | 26.9% |
American Indian | 20 | 6 | 70% |
Asian | 89 | 90 | 1.1% |
Hispanic | 1118 | 1200 | 7.3% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 2 | 50% |
White | 378 | 237 | 37.3% |
Two or More Races | 49 | 70 | 42.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 58% | 69.6% | 11.7% |