Impact of COVID-19 on Sowers Alternative 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 312th of 325 High schools | Ranks 327th of 327 High schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Sowers Alternative High School) | 9.1 | 0 | 9.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita) | 18.2 | 13.7 | 4.5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas) | 28.5 | 26.7 | 1.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Sowers Alternative High School) | 9.1 | 0 | 9.1% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Wichita) | 13.5 | 9.4 | 4.1% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas) | 24.5 | 20.1 | 4.4% |
11th Grade Science (Sowers Alternative High School) | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1.3% |
11th Grade Science (Wichita) | 17.3 | 13.8 | 3.6% |
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 | 61 | 75 | 23% |
African American | 14 | 15 | 7.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 11 | 12 | 9.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 28 | 36 | 28.6% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 9 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.5% | 89.3% | 0.8% |