Impact of COVID-19 on Cass Technical High School
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 309th of 666 High schools | Ranks 263rd of 735 High schools | 10.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Social Studies (Cass Technical High School) | 39 | 36.1 | 2.9% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Detroit Public Schools Community District) | 17.7 | 15.4 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Cass Technical High School) | 66.1 | 70.8 | 4.7% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Detroit Public Schools Community District) | 28.5 | 32.9 | 4.4% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Cass Technical High School) | 30.8 | 33 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Detroit Public Schools Community District) | 11.4 | 11.7 | 0.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan) | 36.3 | 29.9 | 6.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2393 | 2395 | 0.1% |
African American | 1917 | 1823 | 4.9% |
American Indian | 4 | 5 | 25% |
Asian | 230 | 226 | 1.7% |
Hispanic | 189 | 280 | 48.1% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 1 | 80% |
White | 43 | 46 | 7% |
Two or More Races | 5 | 14 | 180% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 71.1% | 62.2% | 8.9% |