Impact of COVID-19 on New Castle Senior 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 484th of 693 High schools | Ranks 501st of 674 High schools | 4.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (New Castle Senior High School) | 50 | 13.9 | 36.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (New Castle Senior High School) | 47.3 | 42.5 | 4.8% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (New Castle Senior High School) | 69.8 | 50 | 19.8% |
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 | 746 | 771 | 3.4% |
African American | 193 | 201 | 4.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 18 | 31 | 72.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 502 | 450 | 10.4% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 87 | 200% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |