Impact of COVID-19 on Petersburg 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 80th of 171 Middle schools | Ranks 98th of 168 Middle schools | 11.5% |
Ranks 66th of 114 High schools | Ranks 62nd of 112 High schools | 2.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Petersburg High School) | 38.2 | 31.7 | 6.5% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Grant County Schools) | 36.3 | 29.3 | 7% |
7th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 36.8 | 30.7 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Petersburg High School) | 44.1 | 40.2 | 3.9% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Grant County Schools) | 42.5 | 42.7 | 0.2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 42.6 | 38.8 | 3.8% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Petersburg High School) | 24.5 | 9.4 | 15.1% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Grant County Schools) | 23.9 | 10.3 | 13.6% |
8th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 36.6 | 28.2 | 8.4% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Petersburg High School) | 37.8 | 31.1 | 6.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Grant County Schools) | 38.5 | 32.8 | 5.7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 43.9 | 42.7 | 1.2% |
8th Grade Science (Petersburg High School) | 39.6 | 29.3 | 10.3% |
8th Grade Science (Grant County Schools) | 37.4 | 29.3 | 8.1% |
8th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 33.1 | 27 | 6.1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Petersburg High School) | 17.2 | 19.5 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Grant County Schools) | 16.5 | 17.4 | 0.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 24 | 21.5 | 2.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Petersburg High School) | 49.5 | 43.5 | 6% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Grant County Schools) | 48.5 | 38.6 | 9.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 51.8 | 49.9 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Science (Petersburg High School) | 25 | 24 | 1% |
11th Grade Science (Grant County Schools) | 23.7 | 22.2 | 1.5% |
11th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 29.2 | 27.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 657 | 616 | 6.2% |
African American | 6 | 6 | |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 1 | |
Hispanic | 6 | 17 | 183.3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 643 | 589 | 8.4% |
Two or More Races | 1 | 2 | 100% |