Impact of COVID-19 on Santa Maria 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 1636th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1629th of 1961 High schools | 5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Santa Maria High School) | 44 | 12 | 32% |
End of Course Algebra I (Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)) | 51 | 12 | 39% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Santa Maria High School) | 8 | 31 | 23% |
End of Course Biology (Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)) | 33 | 30 | 3% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Santa Maria High School) | 7 | 38 | 31% |
End of Course English I Reading (Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)) | 26 | 37 | 11% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Santa Maria High School) | 25 | 41 | 16% |
End of Course English II Reading (Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)) | 23 | 38 | 15% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Santa Maria High School) | 53 | 43 | 10% |
End of Course U.S. History (Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 187 | 162 | 13.4% |
African American | 0 | 0 | |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 185 | 159 | 14.1% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 2 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 97.9% | 100% | 2.1% |