Impact of COVID-19 on Needham 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 35th of 351 High schools | Ranks 41st of 347 High schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Needham High) | 85 | 84 | 1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Needham) | 84 | 82.2 | 1.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Needham High) | 89 | 90 | 1% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Needham) | 88 | 88.3 | 0.3% |
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 | 1718 | 1645 | 4.2% |
African American | 45 | 32 | 28.9% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 150 | 125 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 78 | 129 | 65.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1368 | 1268 | 7.3% |
Two or More Races | 74 | 78 | 5.4% |