Impact of COVID-19 on Shamokin 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 389th of 693 High schools | Ranks 521st of 674 High schools | 21.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Shamokin Area High School) | 57.6 | 23.9 | 33.7% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Shamokin Area High School) | 61.1 | 33.1 | 28% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Shamokin Area High School) | 73.9 | 45 | 28.9% |
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 | 685 | 702 | 2.5% |
African American | 17 | 25 | 47.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 3 | 3 | |
Hispanic | 42 | 72 | 71.4% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0 | 100% |
White | 609 | 579 | 4.9% |
Two or More Races | 10 | 20 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 54.7% | 79.6% | 24.9% |