Impact of COVID-19 on California 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 752nd of 2133 High schools | Ranks 501st of 2348 High schools | 13.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California High) | 57.9 | 67.6 | 9.6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Whittier Union High) | 59 | 62.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California High) | 27.4 | 32.6 | 5.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Whittier Union High) | 32.7 | 30.8 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (California High) | 20.5 | 10.3 | 10.2% |
12th Grade Science (Whittier Union High) | 21.4 | 13.7 | 7.7% |
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 | 2807 | 2504 | 10.8% |
African American | 8 | 18 | 125% |
American Indian | 6 | 10 | 66.7% |
Asian | 81 | 49 | 39.5% |
Hispanic | 2520 | 2297 | 8.8% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 2 | 75% |
White | 180 | 108 | 40% |
Two or More Races | 4 | 10 | 150% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 73.3% | 80.8% | 7.5% |