Impact of COVID-19 on Wharton 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 329th of 734 High schools | Ranks 432nd of 792 High schools | 9.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Wharton High School) | 55 | 41 | 14% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hillsborough) | 55 | 50 | 5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wharton High School) | 49 | 41 | 8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Hillsborough) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Wharton High School) | 59 | 51 | 8% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Hillsborough) | 67 | 62 | 5% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Wharton High School) | 74 | 59 | 15% |
End of Course US History (Hillsborough) | 73 | 65 | 8% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Wharton High School) | 32 | 23 | 9% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Hillsborough) | 63 | 60 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Wharton High School) | 44 | 40 | 4% |
End of Course Geometry (Hillsborough) | 57 | 53 | 4% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2429 | 2289 | 5.8% |
African American | 729 | 714 | 2.1% |
American Indian | 6 | 2 | 66.7% |
Asian | 132 | 113 | 14.4% |
Hispanic | 701 | 721 | 2.9% |
Pacific Islander | 14 | 2 | 85.7% |
White | 743 | 609 | 18% |
Two or More Races | 104 | 128 | 23.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.7% | 46.1% | 4.6% |