Impact of COVID-19 on Newton South 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 43rd of 351 High schools | Ranks 21st of 347 High schools | 6.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Newton South High) | 79 | 82.6 | 3.6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Newton) | 78 | 80.9 | 2.9% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Newton South High) | 86 | 86.2 | 0.2% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Newton) | 84 | 81.1 | 2.9% |
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 | 1911 | 1837 | 3.9% |
African American | 114 | 64 | 43.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Asian | 411 | 443 | 7.8% |
Hispanic | 115 | 138 | 20% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1173 | 1053 | 10.2% |
Two or More Races | 93 | 122 | 31.2% |