Impact of COVID-19 on Newark High School
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 25th of 40 High schools | Ranks 22nd of 39 High schools | 6.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Newark High School) | 39.4 | 38.1 | 1.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Christina School District) | 29.9 | 31.8 | 1.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware) | 48.5 | 44.2 | 4.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Newark High School) | 25.5 | 19.7 | 5.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Christina School District) | 14.4 | 16.3 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Delaware) | 28.3 | 22.9 | 5.4% |
11th Grade Essay (Newark High School) | 28 | 28.9 | 0.9% |
11th Grade Essay (Christina School District) | 22.7 | 21.7 | 1.1% |
11th Grade Essay (Delaware) | 42.9 | 41.5 | 1.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1028 | 1105 | 7.5% |
African American | 389 | 412 | 5.9% |
American Indian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Asian | 50 | 44 | 12% |
Hispanic | 235 | 230 | 2.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 323 | 380 | 17.6% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 38 | 35.7% |