Impact of COVID-19 on Steelton-Highspire Elementary 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 1488th of 1544 Elementary schools | Ranks 1464th of 1534 Elementary schools | 0.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade Math (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 14.8 | 7.2 | 7.6% |
3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 56 | 51.7 | 4.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 21 | 13.7 | 7.3% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 61.9 | 54 | 7.9% |
4th Grade Math (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 3 | 8.5 | 5.5% |
4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 46.2 | 46.5 | 0.3% |
4th Grade Science (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 41 | 39.2 | 1.8% |
4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 77.8 | 74.1 | 3.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 17.7 | 15.8 | 1.9% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63.6 | 51.8 | 11.8% |
5th Grade Math (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 3.5 | 1.2 | 2.3% |
5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 43 | 42.7 | 0.3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 16.7 | 8.6 | 8.1% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 58.5 | 53.6 | 4.9% |
6th Grade Math (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.6% |
6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 39 | 36.4 | 2.6% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 26.9 | 26.4 | 0.5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 63 | 55.6 | 7.4% |
All Grades Math (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 5.5 | 5 | 0.5% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 41 | 39.2 | 1.8% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire Elementary School) | 20.5 | 16.2 | 4.3% |
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 | 751 | 738 | 1.7% |
African American | 418 | 382 | 8.6% |
American Indian | 1 | 2 | 100% |
Asian | 7 | 1 | 85.7% |
Hispanic | 190 | 205 | 7.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 98 | 56 | 42.9% |
Two or More Races | 37 | 92 | 148.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 99.7% | 100% | 0.3% |