Impact of COVID-19 on Disston Academy
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 698th of 734 High schools | Ranks 735th of 792 High schools | 2.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Biology 1 (Disston Academy) | 5 | 17 | 12% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Pinellas) | 63 | 59 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Disston Academy) | 22 | 10 | 12% |
End of Course US History (Pinellas) | 70 | 59 | 11% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Disston Academy) | 5 | 6 | 1% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Pinellas) | 56 | 52 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Disston Academy) | 0 | 4 | 4% |
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 | 164 | 106 | 35.4% |
African American | 101 | 79 | 21.8% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 16 | 7 | 56.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 34 | 16 | 52.9% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 1 | 90% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79.3% | 80.2% | 0.9% |