Impact of COVID-19 on Arts 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 294th of 416 High schools | Ranks 309th of 422 High schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Arts High School) | 43 | 43.3 | 0.3% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Newark Public School District) | 33.4 | 32.4 | 1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey) | 55.9 | 52.1 | 3.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Arts High School) | 16.1 | 8.3 | 7.8% |
9th Grade Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 17.5 | 11 | 6.5% |
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey) | 27.2 | 19.2 | 8% |
9th Grade Geometry (Arts High School) | 10 | 20 | 10% |
9th Grade Geometry (Newark Public School District) | 50.3 | 33.9 | 16.4% |
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey) | 59.1 | 44.9 | 14.2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Arts High School) | 16 | 8.3 | 7.7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Newark Public School District) | 20.7 | 14.8 | 5.9% |
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey) | 43.3 | 35.1 | 8.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Arts High School) | 4.8 | 20 | 15.2% |
End of Course Geometry (Newark Public School District) | 13.5 | 32.8 | 19.3% |
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey) | 32.2 | 44.8 | 12.6% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 636 | 593 | 6.8% |
African American | 369 | 306 | 17.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 216 | 243 | 12.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 46 | 43 | 6.5% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 77.7% | 70% | 7.7% |