Impact of COVID-19 on Santa Maria 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
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1373rd of 2133 High schools | Ranks 1525th of 2123 High schools | 7.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Maria High) | 44.7 | 28.3 | 16.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Santa Maria Joint Union High) | 49.7 | 37.3 | 12.4% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 54.8 | 2.5% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Maria High) | 24.3 | 11.6 | 12.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Maria Joint Union High) | 22.3 | 14.9 | 7.4% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27 | 5.3% |
11th Grade Science (Santa Maria High) | 11.1 | 11.4 | 0.3% |
11th Grade Science (Santa Maria Joint Union High) | 17.9 | 16.1 | 1.8% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 30.8 | 0.4% |
12th Grade Science (Santa Maria High) | 8.9 | 8.9 | 0% |
12th Grade Science (Santa Maria Joint Union High) | 13 | 13.1 | 0.1% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.8 | 1.2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2720 | 3081 | 13.3% |
African American | 13 | 7 | 46.2% |
American Indian | 4 | 13 | 225% |
Asian | 42 | 36 | 14.3% |
Hispanic | 2604 | 2956 | 13.5% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 2 | |
White | 46 | 55 | 19.6% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 11 | 22.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 84.4% | 78.6% | 5.8% |