Impact of COVID-19 on Discovery 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 467th of 734 High schools | Ranks 474th of 792 High schools | 3.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Discovery High School) | 46 | 54 | 8% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 45 | 44 | 1% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Discovery High School) | 44 | 46 | 2% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Polk) | 42 | 38 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Discovery High School) | 53 | 52 | 1% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Polk) | 54 | 50 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Discovery High School) | 66 | 62 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Polk) | 58 | 50 | 8% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Discovery High School) | 24 | 32 | 8% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Polk) | 51 | 41 | 10% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Discovery High School) | 37 | 36 | 1% |
End of Course Geometry (Polk) | 54 | 37 | 17% |
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 | 681 | 911 | 33.8% |
African American | 131 | 153 | 16.8% |
American Indian | 4 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 8 | 9 | 12.5% |
Hispanic | 278 | 435 | 56.5% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 5 | 66.7% |
White | 237 | 292 | 23.2% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 17 | 15% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 76.8% | 71.7% | 5.1% |