Impact of COVID-19 on Northside 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 190th of 282 High schools | Ranks 240th of 295 High schools | 14% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English (Northside High School) | 52.3 | 38.6 | 13.7% |
10th Grade English (Fort Smith School District) | 59.5 | 48 | 11.5% |
10th Grade English (Arkansas) | 59.6 | 54.4 | 5.2% |
10th Grade Math (Northside High School) | 21.9 | 16.3 | 5.6% |
10th Grade Math (Fort Smith School District) | 30.7 | 21.8 | 8.9% |
10th Grade Math (Arkansas) | 29.2 | 20.4 | 8.8% |
10th Grade Science (Northside High School) | 27.3 | 19.2 | 8.1% |
10th Grade Science (Fort Smith School District) | 36 | 27.3 | 8.7% |
10th Grade Science (Arkansas) | 33 | 28.6 | 4.4% |
10th Grade Reading (Northside High School) | 28.8 | 26.2 | 2.6% |
10th Grade Reading (Fort Smith School District) | 34.5 | 35.2 | 0.7% |
10th Grade Reading (Arkansas) | 32.2 | 35.9 | 3.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Northside High School) | 15.3 | 13 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Fort Smith School District) | 21.1 | 22.5 | 1.4% |
11th Grade English (Northside High School) | 34.6 | 37.8 | 3.2% |
11th Grade English (Fort Smith School District) | 48 | 49.2 | 1.2% |
11th Grade Reading (Northside High School) | 24 | 26.3 | 2.3% |
11th Grade Reading (Fort Smith School District) | 33.4 | 33.1 | 0.3% |
11th Grade Science (Northside High School) | 15.9 | 16.9 | 1% |
11th Grade Science (Fort Smith School District) | 24.1 | 26.1 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1691 | 2433 | 43.9% |
African American | 201 | 353 | 75.6% |
American Indian | 32 | 15 | 53.1% |
Asian | 123 | 111 | 9.8% |
Hispanic | 814 | 1257 | 54.4% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
White | 431 | 525 | 21.8% |
Two or More Races | 84 | 168 | 100% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 78.7% | 73.7% | 4.9% |