Impact of COVID-19 on Altoona Area 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 291st of 693 High schools | Ranks 232nd of 674 High schools | 7.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Altoona Area High School) | 71 | 42.6 | 28.4% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Altoona Area High School) | 64.7 | 54.4 | 10.3% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Altoona Area High School) | 76.8 | 70.3 | 6.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1678 | 2228 | 32.8% |
African American | 124 | 231 | 86.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 5 | 400% |
Asian | 16 | 15 | 6.3% |
Hispanic | 27 | 57 | 111.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 1503 | 1894 | 26% |
Two or More Races | 7 | 25 | 257.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42% | 48.3% | 6.4% |