Impact of COVID-19 on Penn Hills 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 580th of 693 High schools | Ranks 569th of 674 High schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Penn Hills Senior High School) | 28.1 | 24.4 | 3.7% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Penn Hills Senior High School) | 38.7 | 26.3 | 12.4% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Penn Hills Senior High School) | 46.6 | 35.6 | 11% |
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 | 1186 | 1107 | 6.7% |
African American | 749 | 771 | 2.9% |
American Indian | 3 | 3 | |
Asian | 10 | 6 | 40% |
Hispanic | 29 | 37 | 27.6% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 100% |
White | 350 | 245 | 30% |
Two or More Races | 43 | 45 | 4.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 52.5% | 87.9% | 35.4% |