Impact of COVID-19 on Penncrest 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 80th of 693 High schools | Ranks 35th of 674 High schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Penncrest High School) | 82.6 | 58.5 | 24.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Penncrest High School) | 83.3 | 76.1 | 7.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Penncrest High School) | 85.8 | 85.9 | 0.1% |
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 | 1231 | 1212 | 1.5% |
African American | 61 | 55 | 9.8% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 89 | 88 | 1.1% |
Hispanic | 39 | 37 | 5.1% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 998 | 955 | 4.3% |
Two or More Races | 41 | 76 | 85.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 14.6% | 20.9% | 6.3% |