Impact of COVID-19 on Salem 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 272nd of 351 High schools | Ranks 289th of 347 High schools | 5.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Salem High) | 51 | 38.2 | 12.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Salem) | 47 | 35.7 | 11.3% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Salem High) | 47 | 28 | 19% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Salem) | 44 | 24.9 | 19.1% |
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 | 916 | 888 | 3.1% |
African American | 62 | 64 | 3.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 28 | 22 | 21.4% |
Hispanic | 413 | 434 | 5.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 370 | 338 | 8.6% |
Two or More Races | 42 | 26 | 38.1% |