Impact of COVID-19 on Pinellas Gulf Coast 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 592nd of 734 High schools | Ranks 630th of 792 High schools | 1.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy) | 33 | 40 | 7% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Pinellas) | 53 | 48 | 5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy) | 27 | 38 | 11% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Pinellas) | 63 | 59 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy) | 40 | 35 | 5% |
End of Course US History (Pinellas) | 70 | 59 | 11% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Geometry (Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy) | 28 | 11 | 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 | 275 | 285 | 3.6% |
African American | 32 | 46 | 43.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Hispanic | 80 | 79 | 1.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 147 | 145 | 1.4% |
Two or More Races | 11 | 12 | 9.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50.2% | 61.1% | 10.9% |