Impact of COVID-19 on Norristown 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 489th of 693 High schools | Ranks 571st of 674 High schools | 14.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Norristown Area High School) | 51.6 | 18.1 | 33.5% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Norristown Area High School) | 47.5 | 18.1 | 29.4% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Norristown Area High School) | 66.4 | 41.1 | 25.3% |
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 | 1772 | 2309 | 30.3% |
African American | 656 | 678 | 3.4% |
American Indian | 2 | 3 | 50% |
Asian | 36 | 26 | 27.8% |
Hispanic | 699 | 1169 | 67.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 275 | 288 | 4.7% |
Two or More Races | 104 | 145 | 39.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 79.7% | 83.1% | 3.4% |