Impact of COVID-19 on Plant City 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 336th of 734 High schools | Ranks 380th of 792 High schools | 2.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Plant City High School) | 45 | 39 | 6% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hillsborough) | 55 | 50 | 5% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Plant City High School) | 45 | 39 | 6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Hillsborough) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Plant City High School) | 58 | 59 | 1% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Hillsborough) | 67 | 62 | 5% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Plant City High School) | 73 | 66 | 7% |
End of Course US History (Hillsborough) | 73 | 65 | 8% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Plant City High School) | 48 | 53 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Hillsborough) | 63 | 60 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Plant City High School) | 63 | 58 | 5% |
End of Course Geometry (Hillsborough) | 57 | 53 | 4% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2322 | 2474 | 6.5% |
African American | 274 | 271 | 1.1% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 27 | 26 | 3.7% |
Hispanic | 1083 | 1283 | 18.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 895 | 836 | 6.6% |
Two or More Races | 40 | 54 | 35% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 67.1% | 58.2% | 8.9% |