Impact of COVID-19 on Whitehall 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 434th of 693 High schools | Ranks 379th of 674 High schools | 6.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (Whitehall High School) | 57.4 | 17.3 | 40.1% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (Whitehall High School) | 57.4 | 46.8 | 10.6% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (Whitehall High School) | 69.3 | 70.1 | 0.8% |
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 | 1490 | 1459 | 2.1% |
African American | 135 | 130 | 3.7% |
American Indian | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 78 | 71 | 9% |
Hispanic | 442 | 496 | 12.2% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 75% |
White | 797 | 698 | 12.4% |
Two or More Races | 33 | 63 | 90.9% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 42.6% | 84.6% | 42% |