Impact of COVID-19 on Ponchatoula 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
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 190th of 313 High schools | Ranks 205th of 322 High schools | 3% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Ponchatoula High School) | 56 | 49 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra I (Tangipahoa Parish) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana) | 67 | 56 | 11% |
End of Course Geometry (Ponchatoula High School) | 68 | 53 | 15% |
End of Course Geometry (Tangipahoa Parish) | 54 | 45 | 9% |
End of Course Geometry (Louisiana) | 68 | 61 | 7% |
End of Course English II (Ponchatoula High School) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course English II (Tangipahoa Parish) | 58 | 55 | 3% |
End of Course English II (Louisiana) | 69 | 67 | 2% |
End of Course U.S. History (Ponchatoula High School) | 48 | 39 | 9% |
End of Course U.S. History (Tangipahoa Parish) | 42 | 32 | 10% |
End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana) | 59 | 52 | 7% |
End of Course English I (Ponchatoula High School) | 67 | 61 | 6% |
End of Course English I (Tangipahoa Parish) | 55 | 59 | 4% |
End of Course English I (Louisiana) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1874 | 1976 | 5.4% |
African American | 518 | 571 | 10.2% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 15 | 10 | 33.3% |
Hispanic | 74 | 107 | 44.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Two or More Races | 89 | 107 | 20.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 29.6% | 31.7% | 2.1% |