Impact of COVID-19 on Ottumwa 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 270th of 327 High schools | Ranks 291st of 336 High schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Ottumwa High School) | 63.2 | 60.8 | 2.4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Ottumwa Community School District) | 63.2 | 58.4 | 4.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 74.3 | 72.9 | 1.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Ottumwa High School) | 61.5 | 55.9 | 5.6% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Ottumwa Community School District) | 61.5 | 53.2 | 8.3% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 67.1 | 67 | 0.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Ottumwa High School) | 57.5 | 62.3 | 4.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Ottumwa Community School District) | 57.5 | 56.4 | 1.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 71.4 | 68.7 | 2.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ottumwa High School) | 61.6 | 67.4 | 5.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Ottumwa Community School District) | 61.6 | 59.5 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1250 | 1317 | 5.4% |
African American | 75 | 82 | 9.3% |
American Indian | 10 | 1 | 90% |
Asian | 19 | 38 | 100% |
Hispanic | 323 | 357 | 10.5% |
Pacific Islander | 24 | 83 | 245.8% |
White | 776 | 726 | 6.4% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 29 | 26.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 43.4% | 37.1% | 6.2% |