Impact of COVID-19 on Benson Polytechnic 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 121st of 266 High schools | Ranks 103rd of 258 High schools | 5.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Benson Polytechnic High School) | 68.2 | 48 | 20.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Portland School District 1J) | 61.6 | 49.8 | 11.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon) | 66.5 | 46.2 | 20.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Benson Polytechnic High School) | 29.9 | 25.7 | 4.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Portland School District 1J) | 30.6 | 27.3 | 3.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Oregon) | 32.1 | 20.4 | 11.7% |
11th Grade Science (Benson Polytechnic High School) | 35.5 | 31.4 | 4.1% |
11th Grade Science (Portland School District 1J) | 45 | 38.5 | 6.5% |
11th Grade Science (Oregon) | 39.5 | 32.7 | 6.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1036 | 824 | 20.5% |
African American | 134 | 90 | 32.8% |
American Indian | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
Asian | 99 | 41 | 58.6% |
Hispanic | 260 | 220 | 15.4% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 4 | 50% |
White | 432 | 357 | 17.4% |
Two or More Races | 96 | 93 | 3.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 48.4% | 64.8% | 16.4% |