Impact of COVID-19 on St. Petersburg 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 239th of 734 High schools | Ranks 330th of 792 High schools | 9.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (St. Petersburg High School) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Pinellas) | 54 | 50 | 4% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (St. Petersburg High School) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Pinellas) | 53 | 48 | 5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (St. Petersburg High School) | 67 | 57 | 10% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Pinellas) | 63 | 59 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (St. Petersburg High School) | 77 | 58 | 19% |
End of Course US History (Pinellas) | 70 | 59 | 11% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (St. Petersburg High School) | 23 | 21 | 2% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Pinellas) | 56 | 52 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (St. Petersburg High School) | 44 | 61 | 17% |
End of Course Geometry (Pinellas) | 56 | 55 | 1% |
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 | 1965 | 1723 | 12.3% |
African American | 332 | 254 | 23.5% |
American Indian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Asian | 242 | 165 | 31.8% |
Hispanic | 237 | 258 | 8.9% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 3 | 25% |
White | 1062 | 950 | 10.5% |
Two or More Races | 84 | 88 | 4.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 37.9% | 39.4% | 1.5% |