Impact of COVID-19 on South High Community
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 297th of 351 High schools | Ranks 295th of 347 High schools | 0.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (South High Community) | 44 | 34.8 | 9.2% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Worcester) | 42 | 36.2 | 5.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (South High Community) | 38 | 25.9 | 12.1% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Worcester) | 36 | 26.2 | 9.8% |
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 | 1397 | 1666 | 19.3% |
African American | 236 | 285 | 20.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 171 | 169 | 1.2% |
Hispanic | 646 | 756 | 17% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 296 | 388 | 31.1% |
Two or More Races | 47 | 65 | 38.3% |