Impact of COVID-19 on William Penn Senior 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 629th of 693 High schools | Ranks 639th of 674 High schools | 4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Algebra I (William Penn Senior High School) | 21.1 | 4.5 | 16.6% |
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania) | 63.3 | 34.1 | 29.2% |
11th Grade Biology (William Penn Senior High School) | 20.1 | 7.7 | 12.4% |
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania) | 63.2 | 50.7 | 12.5% |
11th Grade Literature (William Penn Senior High School) | 34 | 25.4 | 8.6% |
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 | 1365 | 1534 | 12.4% |
African American | 496 | 569 | 14.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 4 | 4 | |
Hispanic | 685 | 760 | 10.9% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 129 | 113 | 12.4% |
Two or More Races | 50 | 86 | 72% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 93.8% | 100% | 6.2% |