Impact of COVID-19 on Newberry 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 321st of 734 High schools | Ranks 192nd of 792 High schools | 19.5% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Newberry High School) | 58 | 52 | 6% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Alachua) | 60 | 57 | 3% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Newberry High School) | 56 | 46 | 10% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Alachua) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Newberry High School) | 65 | 68 | 3% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Alachua) | 66 | 63 | 3% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Newberry High School) | 77 | 67 | 10% |
End of Course US History (Alachua) | 71 | 63 | 8% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Newberry High School) | 22 | 22 | |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Alachua) | 56 | 55 | 1% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Newberry High School) | 43 | 42 | 1% |
End of Course Geometry (Alachua) | 49 | 51 | 2% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 653 | 634 | 2.9% |
African American | 122 | 144 | 18% |
American Indian | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Asian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Hispanic | 68 | 75 | 10.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 404 | 363 | 10.1% |
Two or More Races | 52 | 49 | 5.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 36.1% | 40.9% | 4.7% |