Impact of COVID-19 on Fitchburg 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 284th of 351 High schools | Ranks 310th of 347 High schools | 8.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Fitchburg High) | 41 | 30.8 | 10.2% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Fitchburg) | 39 | 29.5 | 9.5% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Fitchburg High) | 40 | 20.3 | 19.7% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Fitchburg) | 36 | 20.6 | 15.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 58 | 49.7 | 8.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1158 | 1246 | 7.6% |
African American | 90 | 108 | 20% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 65 | 70 | 7.7% |
Hispanic | 566 | 711 | 25.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 344 | 279 | 18.9% |
Two or More Races | 93 | 77 | 17.2% |