Impact of COVID-19 on Pender 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 12th of 247 Middle schools | Ranks 21st of 238 Middle schools | 4% |
Ranks 20th of 217 High schools | Ranks 22nd of 215 High schools | 1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pender High School) | 64 | 77 | 13% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pender Public Schools) | 64 | 77 | 13% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pender High School) | 71 | 84 | 13% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Pender Public Schools) | 71 | 84 | 13% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 48 | 66 | 18% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pender High School) | 68 | 72 | 4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pender Public Schools) | 68 | 72 | 4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 50 | 62 | 12% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pender High School) | 73 | 88 | 15% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Pender Public Schools) | 73 | 88 | 15% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 47 | 61 | 14% |
8th Grade Science (Pender High School) | 86 | 82 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Pender Public Schools) | 86 | 82 | 4% |
8th Grade Science (Nebraska) | 62 | 64 | 2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Pender High School) | 64.7 | 52 | 12.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Pender Public Schools) | 64.7 | 52 | 12.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska) | 37.4 | 33.4 | 4.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Pender High School) | 47.1 | 48 | 0.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Pender Public Schools) | 47.1 | 48 | 0.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska) | 30.9 | 26.2 | 4.6% |
11th Grade Science (Pender High School) | 41.2 | 44 | 2.8% |
11th Grade Science (Pender Public Schools) | 41.2 | 44 | 2.8% |
11th Grade Science (Nebraska) | 26.4 | 25.3 | 1.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 136 | 182 | 33.8% |
African American | 1 | 0 | 100% |
American Indian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 11 | 15 | 36.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 117 | 157 | 34.2% |
Two or More Races | 3 | 6 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 39% | 44% | 5% |