Impact of COVID-19 on Newton Senior High
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 245th of 325 High schools | Ranks 203rd of 327 High schools | 13.3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Newton Senior High) | 23.4 | 20.9 | 2.5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 23.4 | 20.3 | 3.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 28.5 | 26.7 | 1.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Newton Senior High) | 16.2 | 16 | 0.2% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 16.2 | 14.9 | 1.3% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 24.5 | 21 | 3.5% |
11th Grade Science (Newton Senior High) | 24.7 | 29.5 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Newton) | 24.7 | 27.7 | 3% |
11th Grade Science (Kansas) | 32.4 | 28.9 | 3.5% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1022 | 956 | 6.5% |
African American | 34 | 22 | 35.3% |
American Indian | 13 | 8 | 38.5% |
Asian | 11 | 10 | 9.1% |
Hispanic | 301 | 291 | 3.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 623 | 573 | 8% |
Two or More Races | 40 | 52 | 30% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 47.2% | 50.7% | 3.6% |