Impact of COVID-19 on Northern 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 24th of 666 High schools | Ranks 37th of 735 High schools | 1.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Social Studies (Northern High School) | 70 | 50.2 | 19.8% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Forest Hills Public Schools) | 74.8 | 59.3 | 15.5% |
11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan) | 46.6 | 36.1 | 10.5% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Northern High School) | 80.9 | 79.6 | 1.3% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Forest Hills Public Schools) | 82.9 | 80.7 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan) | 55.3 | 52.2 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Northern High School) | 67.1 | 64 | 3.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Forest Hills Public Schools) | 67.1 | 67.8 | 0.7% |
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 | 1165 | 1134 | 2.7% |
African American | 68 | 76 | 11.8% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 120 | 111 | 7.5% |
Hispanic | 64 | 63 | 1.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 857 | 830 | 3.2% |
Two or More Races | 54 | 54 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 14.7% | 16.5% | 1.8% |