Impact of COVID-19 on Steelton-Highspire 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 860th of 891 Middle schools | Ranks 804th of 893 Middle schools | 6.5% |
Ranks 626th of 693 High schools | Ranks 652nd of 674 High schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Math (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5% |
7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 38.2 | 33.2 | 5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 15 | 29.4 | 14.4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 60.5 | 54.5 | 6% |
8th Grade Math (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 1 | 3.4 | 2.4% |
8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania) | 32.2 | 26 | 6.2% |
8th Grade Science (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 14.1 | 21.1 | 7% |
8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania) | 58.2 | 57 | 1.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 18.8 | 13.5 | 5.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania) | 57.9 | 52.8 | 5.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 29.2 | 5.7 | 23.5% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 14.6 | 7.7 | 6.9% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 31.3 | 11.8 | 19.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Pennsylvania) | 71.5 | 65.3 | 6.2% |
All Grades Math (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 1 | 3 | 2% |
All Grades Math (Pennsylvania) | 42.4 | 39.3 | 3.1% |
All Grades Science (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 14.1 | 21.1 | 7% |
All Grades Science (Pennsylvania) | 68 | 65.6 | 2.4% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Steelton-Highspire High School) | 16.9 | 20.7 | 3.8% |
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 | 593 | 599 | 1% |
African American | 305 | 318 | 4.3% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
Hispanic | 143 | 165 | 15.4% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 105 | 78 | 25.7% |
Two or More Races | 36 | 37 | 2.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 100% | 100% | |