Impact of COVID-19 on Somerville 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 224th of 351 High schools | Ranks 201st of 347 High schools | 5.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville High) | 57 | 56.9 | 0.2% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Somerville) | 53 | 53.4 | 0.4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Somerville High) | 52 | 40.2 | 11.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Somerville) | 46 | 37.3 | 8.7% |
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 | 1251 | 1310 | 4.7% |
African American | 158 | 122 | 22.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 90 | 75 | 16.7% |
Hispanic | 570 | 618 | 8.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 407 | 442 | 8.6% |
Two or More Races | 23 | 33 | 43.5% |