Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
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 73rd of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 45th of 893 Middle schools | 3.2% |
Ranks 152nd of 693 High schools | Ranks 128th of 674 High schools | 2.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Math (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 57.3 | 55.2 | 2.1% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 81.9 | 86.4 | 4.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 62.6 | 51.2 | 11.4% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 87.6 | 80.7 | 6.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 55.8 | 47.6 | 8.2% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 66.3 | 80.6 | 14.3% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 79.9 | 84.3 | 4.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 74.3 | 53.8 | 20.5% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 69.5 | 52.6 | 16.9% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 93.8 | 82.3 | 11.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 58.5 | 51.6 | 6.9% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 66.3 | 80.6 | 14.3% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12) | 83.1 | 84.1 | 1% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.9 | 53.8 | 7.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 865 | 845 | 2.3% |
African American | 207 | 230 | 11.1% |
American Indian | 2 | 2 | |
Asian | 18 | 14 | 22.2% |
Hispanic | 27 | 21 | 22.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 547 | 504 | 7.9% |
Two or More Races | 64 | 72 | 12.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.7% | 99.9% | 0.2% |