Impact of COVID-19 on Poultney 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 57th of 89 Middle schools | Ranks 61st of 68 Middle schools | 25.7% |
Ranks 19th of 49 High schools | Ranks 37th of 37 High schools | 61.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Poultney High School) | 61.5 | 29.7 | 31.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Vermont) | 56.2 | 45.9 | 10.3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Poultney High School) | 38.4 | 23.7 | 14.7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Vermont) | 43.3 | 32.1 | 11.2% |
8th Grade Science (Poultney High School) | 19.4 | 8.7 | 10.7% |
8th Grade Science (Vermont) | 39 | 30.9 | 8.1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Poultney High School) | 47.2 | 23.9 | 23.3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Vermont) | 52.9 | 43 | 10% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Poultney High School) | 33.3 | 13 | 20.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Vermont) | 40 | 28.6 | 11.4% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Poultney High School) | 45.1 | 11.1 | 34% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Vermont) | 56.6 | 46 | 10.6% |
9th Grade Mathematics (Poultney High School) | 41.9 | 11.4 | 30.5% |
9th Grade Mathematics (Vermont) | 34.9 | 26.1 | 8.8% |
11th Grade Science (Poultney High School) | 40.7 | 16.7 | 24% |
11th Grade Science (Vermont) | 41.4 | 40.2 | 1.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 195 | 234 | 20% |
African American | 1 | 2 | 100% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Hispanic | 0 | 1 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 186 | 226 | 21.5% |
Two or More Races | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 38.5% | 38.5% | |