Impact of COVID-19 on Suncoast Polytechnical 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 27th of 734 High schools | Ranks 22nd of 792 High schools | 0.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Suncoast Polytechnical High School) | 87 | 86 | 1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Sarasota) | 65 | 63 | 2% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Suncoast Polytechnical High School) | 91 | 86 | 5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Sarasota) | 63 | 56 | 7% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Suncoast Polytechnical High School) | 97 | 98 | 1% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Sarasota) | 77 | 72 | 5% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Suncoast Polytechnical High School) | 94 | 98 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Sarasota) | 78 | 72 | 6% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Suncoast Polytechnical High School) | 82 | 86 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Sarasota) | 73 | 69 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Suncoast Polytechnical High School) | 88 | 91 | 3% |
End of Course Geometry (Sarasota) | 70 | 64 | 6% |
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 | 565 | 585 | 3.5% |
African American | 12 | 13 | 8.3% |
American Indian | 4 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 17 | 8 | 52.9% |
Hispanic | 131 | 147 | 12.2% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 382 | 388 | 1.6% |
Two or More Races | 18 | 29 | 61.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 35.6% | 37.1% | 1.5% |