Impact of COVID-19 on Highland High
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 999th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 768th of 2335 High schools | 13.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Highland High) | 63.3 | 60.6 | 2.7% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Kern High) | 51.1 | 51 | 0.2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Highland High) | 22.8 | 18.6 | 4.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Kern High) | 21 | 17 | 4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
12th Grade Science (Highland High) | 7.4 | 17.2 | 9.9% |
12th Grade Science (Kern High) | 13.1 | 18.8 | 5.7% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2220 | 2599 | 17.1% |
African American | 133 | 126 | 5.3% |
American Indian | 20 | 15 | 25% |
Asian | 74 | 69 | 6.8% |
Hispanic | 1582 | 1974 | 24.8% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 4 | 42.9% |
White | 376 | 381 | 1.3% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 27 | 3.6% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 71.6% | 79.1% | 7.5% |